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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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The parachute system, in my opinion, is one of the most important systems on the spacecraft.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Support for the golden parachute proposal is not warranted.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

She invented a reusable, waterproof diaper cover made first from a shower curtain and later from nylon parachute cloth, into which mothers could insert a cloth diaper pad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Astronauts can’t parachute to the surface, or climb down a rope ladder, or just beam themselves down from the Transporter Room.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

“She was supposed to have been dropped by parachute and had to find her way to this pub.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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