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Parachute - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Parachute : (noun)
1: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air
and retards your fall [syn: chute]
(verb)
1: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute [syn: jump]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Parachute : \Par"a*chute\, n. [F., fr. paper to ward off, guard _
chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance.]
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Parachute, CO (town, FIPS 57400)
Location: 39.44582 N, 108.05510 W
Population (1990): 658 (405 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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