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1 parachute
['pærəʃu:t] 1. noun(an umbrella-shaped piece of light, strong cloth etc beneath which a person etc is tied with ropes so that he etc can come slowly down to the ground from a great height: They made the descent from the plane by parachute; ( also adjective) a parachute-jump.) padalo2. verb(to come down to the ground using a parachute: The troops parachuted into France.) spustiti se s padalom* * *I [paerəšu:t]nounaeronautics padalo; zoology letalna kožica; technical varovalna napravaII [paerəšu:t]transitive verb & intransitive verbskočiti s padalom, spustiti se s padalom
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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