parachute

B1 Topic:Aviation & Flight

US /ˈpæɹəʃut/ UK /ˈpæɹəʃuːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #9601

Meanings

1

noun
A large piece of fabric attached to a person or object so they fall slowly through the air.

The pilot opened his parachute and floated safely to the ground.
2

verb
To jump from an aircraft and come down using a parachute.

The soldiers parachuted into the field at dawn.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a large piece of fabric... chute

2 verb · to jump from an aircraft... jump

Word family

Forms parachutedparachutesparachuting

Derived forms antiparachutebumbershoot chuteparachutableparachutelessparachutelikeparachuticparachutingparachutismparachutistparadunstatichute

Related forms parapenteparasailparatrooperskydiving

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Phrases (1)

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parachute jumper
a person who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute

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golden parachute
a generous severance package guaranteed to an executive who loses their job, typically after a takeover

Simplified etymology

Parachute was borrowed in the late 18th century from a French coinage combining para-, “protection against,” with chute, “fall.” Its name thus describes something that protects against a fall.

Etymology

Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).

parachute French *ḱh₂d- Proto-Indo-European

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# parachute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpæɹəʃut/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpæɹəʃuːt/
**Frequency rank:** 9601

## Meanings
1. A large piece of fabric attached to a person or object so they fall slowly through the air.
2. To jump from an aircraft and come down using a parachute.

## Examples
- The pilot opened his parachute and floated safely to the ground.
- The soldiers parachuted into the field at dawn.

## Derived Forms
- antiparachute
- bumbershoot
- chute
- parachutable
- parachuteless
- parachutelike
- parachutic
- parachuting
- parachutism
- parachutist
- paradun
- statichute

## Related Forms
- parapente
- parasail
- paratrooper
- skydiving

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: parachute
- Root: *ḱh₂d-

## Etymology
Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).

## AI Etymology
Parachute was borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”). The historical chain includes French parachute and Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-. Modern senses include a large piece of fabric attached to a person or object so they fall slowly through the air and to jump from an aircraft and come down using a parachute. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiparachute, bumbershoot, chute, parachutable, parachuteless, and parachutelike and related forms such as parapente, parasail, paratrooper, and skydiving.

## Topics
- Aviation & Flight
- Materials & Substances

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