Synonyms for parachute
ˈpær əˌʃutpara·chute

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1. parachute, chuteverb

   rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

   Synonyms:
   slide, chute, slideway, sloping trough

2. chute, parachute, jumpverb

   jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

   Synonyms:
   rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, leap out, jump

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1. List of paraphrases for "parachute":

   parachuting, chute, parachutisme, paratrooper

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1. Justin Chapman:

   The parachute ripped off at launch, so the rocket went straight up in an arc and came straight down.

2. Nick Hague:

   When the parachute opens, it's five to six Gs of lateral side to side of swinging back and forth, before the chutes open, we're trying to collect loose items in capsule so they don't become projectiles.

3. William Stafford:

   I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.

4. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   what planet did you parachute in from

5. Manuel Escalera:

   Originally residents said an aircraft had fallen, and later, because of the balloon's shape, they said it was a parachute.