Parachute
Parachute
Pronunciation
/parəˌSHo͞ot'/
Noun & Verb
Meaning
As a noun: it's that colorful cloth (in the picture) that fills with air and allows a person attached to it, slowly come down to the ground
As a verb: drop or cause to drop from an aircraft by a parachute
Example
My dad used to parachute as a young man