parachute

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On a crisp September night in 1943, a woman boarded a warplane ready to return to Poland to fight the Nazis, a parachute strapped to her back and a blue dress beneath her flight suit.

From BBC

Also in the athletes' area, there will be "coffee tables made from recycled shuttlecocks, poufs from parachute canvas and chairs from recycled bottle tops", according to organisers.

From BBC

Ms Smith, who has completed 5,000 parachute jumps, said she had to convince her commanding officer in the Parachute Regiment to allow her to try parachuting, which was “forbidden” for women at the time.

From BBC

The breathtaking menswear displays in the show “Up, Up, and Away” featured couture-like poetry: seemingly weightless textiles that billowed like parachutes or kites.

From Seattle Times

Her speech and demeanor is so stylized it almost feels like she parachuted into “Fargo” from a completely different show.

From Los Angeles Times