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Parachute

speaker

Meaning

Noun

●
In Aviation:
A
,
from
, that is
to
to control the
of an
or person,
them to
ing.
●
In Zoology:
A
or
of
between the
of
, such as the
and colugo.
●
In BDSM:
A small
which
around the
and from which
can be hung.
●
A large
of
used in children's
, often
, with
many people to control its motion.

Verb

●
To
,
,
, etc. using such a device.
●
To
into a place using such a device.
●
To place (somebody) in an
in a
of
without their having
experience there; used with in or into.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

parachute
English
arrow
parachute
French
arrow
chute
French
para-
French
arrow
parare
Italian
arrow
parare
Latin
παρά
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
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