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. Carl Laurin:

   I always got the feeling that when Dan Cooper jumped with our team, the Michigan parachute team, it was a means of survival, not really for the thrill, dan Cooper was looking for something far beyond that.

2. Sheldon McFarlane:

   At no time was I worried he was going to hit the ground without a parachute, but given the circumstances and where we were I thought it would be better to get him under parachute earlier than later, i managed to catch him on my second attempt and deploy his parachute.

3. William Stafford:

   I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.

4. Tim Fellers:

   She got a pretty good parachute package when she left there, when I got let go of jobs, that didn't happen.

5. Whitfield Growdon:

   We don't have data that a parachute will save you when you jump out of an airplane.