PARACHUTE

parachute. Parachute, n. a thing to descend through the air by

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Par″a‐chute (?), n. [[F., fr. parer to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance.]] 1. 1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.