back-up parachute

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• back´pack´er — back|pack «BAK PAK», noun, verb. –n. 1. something made for carrying as a pack on one s back: »a backpack parachute. 2. anything carried as a pack on one s back: »Three were skin divers with backpacks of scuba gear (Time). –v.t., v.i. to carry a… …   Useful english dictionary

• back|pack — «BAK PAK», noun, verb. –n. 1. something made for carrying as a pack on one s back: »a backpack parachute. 2. anything carried as a pack on one s back: »Three were skin divers with backpacks of scuba gear (Time). –v.t., v.i. to carry a backpack or …   Useful english dictionary

• Parachute — This article is about the device. For sports involving a parachute, see Parachuting. For other meanings, see Parachute (disambiguation). Parachutes opening A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by… …   Wikipedia

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• parachute — parachutic, adj. parachutist, parachuter, n. /par euh shooht /, n., v., parachuted, parachuting. n. 1. a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down… …   Universalium

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• parachute — par|a|chute1 [ˈpærəʃu:t] n ↑parachute, ↑parachutist [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: para (as in parasol) + chute fall ] a piece of equipment fastened to the back of people who jump out of planes, which makes them fall slowly and safely to the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• parachute — An umbrella shaped area of fabric for producing drag. The fabric body is the canopy, constructed of a number of tapering strips, called gores, which meet at the top like slices of an orange. A hole at the top, called a vent, allows air to flow… …   Aviation dictionary