parachute

/ˈpæɹəˌʃuːt/

nounverbpar · a · chute

Think: “PARA = prepare” and “CHUTE = shoot down slowly”—a parachute helps you come down safely.

Yes, it's parachute. Don’t write *shoot*—the ending is **-chute** (like **ch** + **ute**).

Definitions

  1. nounA large cloth canopy that opens in the air to slow a person or object falling from a height.
  2. verbTo descend from an aircraft using a parachute; to drop or lower something by parachute.

Examples

  • “The skydiver checked her parachute before jumping from the plane.”
  • “Supplies were parachuted into the flooded town after the roads washed out.”
  • “In science class, we built a small parachute to see how air resistance works.”

Synonyms

canopychuteparagliderairfoildrag canopy

Translations

ES paracaídasPT paraquedasFR parachute

Common misspellings

parashuteparachootparachuteeparachute

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