parachuting

par·a·chute

P0056800 (păr′ə-sho͞ot′)n.1. An apparatus used to retard free fall from an aircraft, consisting of a light, usually hemispherical canopy attached by cords to a harness and worn or stored folded until deployed in descent.2. Any of various similar unpowered devices that are used for retarding free-speeding or free-falling motion.v. par·a·chut·ed, par·a·chut·ing, par·a·chutes v.tr. To drop (supplies or troops, for example) by means of a parachute.v.intr. To descend by means of a parachute.

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[French : para(sol), parasol; see parasol + chute, fall; see chute.]

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par′a·chut′ic adj.par′a·chut′ist, par′a·chut′er n.

parachuting

(ˈpærəʃuːtɪŋ) n (Aeronautics) the hobby, sport, or practice of landing by parachute from an aircraft

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Noun

1.

parachuting - descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"jumpskydiving - performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachutedescent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction

Translations

parachutageparachutismeparacadutismo