umbrella of a parachute

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• Parachute — Par a*chute (p[a^]r [.a]*sh[=oo]t or p[a^]r [.a]*sh[udd]t), n. [F., fr. parer to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See {Parry}, and {Chute}, {Chance}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A device made of a piece of cloth, usually silk, attached to multiple chords… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• parachute — (n.) 1784 (the year the use of one first was attempted, in Paris), from Fr. parachute, lit. that which protects against a fall, hybrid coined by Fr. aeronaut François Blanchard (1753 1809) from para defense against (from L. parare prepare; see… …   Etymology dictionary

• parachute — [par′ə sho͞ot΄] n. [Fr: see PARA 2 (sense 1) & CHUTE1] 1. a cloth contrivance usually shaped like an umbrella when expanded, and used to retard the falling speed of a person or thing dropping from an airplane, etc.: it is generally carried folded …   English World dictionary

• parachute canopy — umbrella shaped part of the parachute which fills with air and slows the parachutist s descent …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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

• Parachute Publishing — Infobox Company name = Parachute Companies type = Private genre = foundation = 1983 founder = Jane Stine Joan Waricha location city = location country = slogan = location = 156 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010 USA (212)691 1422 office (212)645… …   Wikipedia

• umbrella — Synonyms and related words: aegis, agency, air cover, air raid, air support, arm guard, awning, backstop, beach umbrella, blind, bombing, brolly, buffer, bulwark, bumbershoot, bumper, chute, contraceptive, copyright, cover, coverage, crash helmet …   Moby Thesaurus

• parachute — /ˈpærəʃut / (say paruhshooht) noun 1. an apparatus used in descending safely through the air, especially from an aircraft, being umbrella like in form and rendered effective by the resistance of the air, which expands it during the descent and… …  

• 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

• parachute — n. & v. n. 1 a rectangular or umbrella shaped apparatus allowing a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly from a height, esp. from an aircraft, or to retard motion in other ways. 2 (attrib.) dropped or to be dropped by parachute… …   Useful english dictionary

• parachute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chute, drogue, the silk (inf.); parafoil; paraglider; air drop, free fall. v. i. bail out, drop, jump, leap, hit the silk (inf.). See aviation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chute, seat pack parachute, lap… …   English dictionary for students