Parachute
noun
A device used to slow down or stop motion, usually made of a large piece of cloth attached to a person or thing.
The skydiver jumped out of the plane and opened his parachute to slow his fall.
Often appears as...
- open a parachute
- parachute jump
verb
To jump from an airplane or other high place using a parachute.
The soldiers learned how to parachute out of airplanes during their training.
Often appears as...
- parachute jump
- parachute into
noun
A device used to slow down or stop motion, usually made of a large piece of cloth attached to a person or thing.
The skydiver jumped out of the plane and opened his parachute to slow his fall.
Often appears as...
- open a parachute
- parachute jump
verb
To jump from an airplane or other high place using a parachute.
The soldiers learned how to parachute out of airplanes during their training.
Often appears as...
- parachute jump
- parachute into
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Context
Parachute is often related to safety and rescue in risky situations.
The pilot had to eject and use the parachute to safely land.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Skydiving
While common in skydiving, parachutes are used in various other scenarios like space missions.
The spacecraft deployed its parachute before landing.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Cloth
Parachutes can be made of different materials, not just cloth.
The drone's parachute was made of a lightweight, durable synthetic.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Context
Parachute is often related to safety and rescue in risky situations.
The pilot had to eject and use the parachute to safely land.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Skydiving
While common in skydiving, parachutes are used in various other scenarios like space missions.
The spacecraft deployed its parachute before landing.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Cloth
Parachutes can be made of different materials, not just cloth.
The drone's parachute was made of a lightweight, durable synthetic.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Context
Parachute is often related to safety and rescue in risky situations.
The pilot had to eject and use the parachute to safely land.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Skydiving
While common in skydiving, parachutes are used in various other scenarios like space missions.
The spacecraft deployed its parachute before landing.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Cloth
Parachutes can be made of different materials, not just cloth.
The drone's parachute was made of a lightweight, durable synthetic.
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Video examples
Steve Truglia: A leap...
that would do this job, or someone that will make one. Something revolutionary happened a little while ago, at the same facility. That's the prototype of the parachute. I've now had them custom make one, the only one of its kind in the world. And that's the only suit of its kind in the world. It was made by a Russian that's designed
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I leapt from the...
the reserve parachute is going to open because of an automatic opening device. The suit itself can protect me from the cold. This area in the front here has thermal protection. It will actually heat water that will wrap around my body. It has two redundant oxygen tanks. Even if I was to get a quarter-inch hole in this suit,
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Stanley McChrystal:...
and then you go to put on your parachute and a buddy helps you. And you put on the T-10 parachute. And you're very careful how you put the straps, particularly the leg straps because they go between your legs. And then you put on your reserve, and then you put on your heavy rucksack. And then a jumpmaster comes,
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How the heart actually...
squirts out of the pulmonary artery. The ventricular valves, called the tricuspid in the right ventricle and the mitral in the left, can be seen through the clear water opening and closing like parachutes as the ventricle is rhythmically squeezed. This flow of water mimics the flow of blood in life.
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Life at 30,000 feet PIPE...
with my parachute, looking at the swirling clouds below, trying to pluck up my courage to jump into the North Sea, which -- and it was a very, very, very lonely few moments. But, anyway, we managed to survive it. Did you jump? Or it came down in the end?
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The Indestructibles -...
praised his experienced friend will save himself as I could see him that his working on the situation trying to better a situation but obviously he couldn't michael has one last chance aborting his malfunctioned parachute and triggering the reserve
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The power of creative...
of scientific thinking - that solutions must recognize the limitations of current technology in order to advance it. Sometimes this progress is iterative, as in, "How can I make a better parachute to land my rover?" And sometimes, it's innovative,
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Parachute Malfunction PIPE...
froze for second like whoa with a parachute off balance Shamus spins out of control it was the most gut-wrenching sickening feeling of my entire life she pulls a tab to release the main chute
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To Mars and back, a...
video of surface of Mars taken by the Marti imager strapped to the world's largest extra s triol rover hanging underneath the largest supersonic parachute ever built two and a half
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Wild Leaps Of Faith PIPE...
to slow their descent they use their huge webbed feet as parachutes
Video examples
Steve Truglia: A leap...
that would do this job, or someone that will make one. Something revolutionary happened a little while ago, at the same facility. That's the prototype of the parachute. I've now had them custom make one, the only one of its kind in the world. And that's the only suit of its kind in the world. It was made by a Russian that's designed
Video examples
I leapt from the...
the reserve parachute is going to open because of an automatic opening device. The suit itself can protect me from the cold. This area in the front here has thermal protection. It will actually heat water that will wrap around my body. It has two redundant oxygen tanks. Even if I was to get a quarter-inch hole in this suit,
Video examples
Stanley McChrystal:...
and then you go to put on your parachute and a buddy helps you. And you put on the T-10 parachute. And you're very careful how you put the straps, particularly the leg straps because they go between your legs. And then you put on your reserve, and then you put on your heavy rucksack. And then a jumpmaster comes,
Video examples
How the heart actually...
squirts out of the pulmonary artery. The ventricular valves, called the tricuspid in the right ventricle and the mitral in the left, can be seen through the clear water opening and closing like parachutes as the ventricle is rhythmically squeezed. This flow of water mimics the flow of blood in life.
Video examples
Life at 30,000 feet PIPE...
with my parachute, looking at the swirling clouds below, trying to pluck up my courage to jump into the North Sea, which -- and it was a very, very, very lonely few moments. But, anyway, we managed to survive it. Did you jump? Or it came down in the end?
Video examples
The Indestructibles -...
praised his experienced friend will save himself as I could see him that his working on the situation trying to better a situation but obviously he couldn't michael has one last chance aborting his malfunctioned parachute and triggering the reserve
Video examples
The power of creative...
of scientific thinking - that solutions must recognize the limitations of current technology in order to advance it. Sometimes this progress is iterative, as in, "How can I make a better parachute to land my rover?" And sometimes, it's innovative,
Video examples
Parachute Malfunction PIPE...
froze for second like whoa with a parachute off balance Shamus spins out of control it was the most gut-wrenching sickening feeling of my entire life she pulls a tab to release the main chute
Video examples
To Mars and back, a...
video of surface of Mars taken by the Marti imager strapped to the world's largest extra s triol rover hanging underneath the largest supersonic parachute ever built two and a half
Video examples
Wild Leaps Of Faith PIPE...
to slow their descent they use their huge webbed feet as parachutes
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Quote examples
Pankaj Kapur
Indian Actor
I was required to jump from a parachute into a lake and for this I was dangled in the air 100 feet above the ground with the help of a harness. It was scary in the beginning as I had never attempted such a thing before.
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Francis Ford Coppola
American Director
When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public.
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Sally Ride
American Astronaut
The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
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Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
When U.S.-based editors and columnists parachute into a news storm, it is often the stringers who keep us out of trouble, helping us glimpse the complexity behind the headlines.
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Victoria Pendleton
British Athlete
I love sport and will do just about anything. Someone said they'd had a go at skiing off a mountain with a parachute, and that sounds great!
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Benny Hill
English Comedian
Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.
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Henry Spencer
Canadian Scientist
Testing a parachute drop of a heavy object is not simple.
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Thomas Dewar
Scottish Businessman
Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.
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Zora Neale Hurston
American Dramatist
I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.
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William Stafford
American Poet
I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.
Quote examples
Pankaj Kapur
Indian Actor
I was required to jump from a parachute into a lake and for this I was dangled in the air 100 feet above the ground with the help of a harness. It was scary in the beginning as I had never attempted such a thing before.
Quote examples
Francis Ford Coppola
American Director
When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public.
Quote examples
Sally Ride
American Astronaut
The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
Quote examples
Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
When U.S.-based editors and columnists parachute into a news storm, it is often the stringers who keep us out of trouble, helping us glimpse the complexity behind the headlines.
Quote examples
Victoria Pendleton
British Athlete
I love sport and will do just about anything. Someone said they'd had a go at skiing off a mountain with a parachute, and that sounds great!
Quote examples
Benny Hill
English Comedian
Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.
Quote examples
Henry Spencer
Canadian Scientist
Testing a parachute drop of a heavy object is not simple.
Quote examples
Thomas Dewar
Scottish Businessman
Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.
Quote examples
Zora Neale Hurston
American Dramatist
I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.
Quote examples
William Stafford
American Poet
I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.
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