1807, from parachute (n.). Related: Parachuted; parachuting.

1784 (the year the use of one first was attempted, in Paris), from French parachute, literally "that which protects against a fall," hybrid coined by French aeronaut François Blanchard (1753 [..]

device which allows a person to glide down safely from a great elevation.

chute: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object [..]

a large piece of strong cloth which is fastened to a man who is going to jump from an aeroplane. It opens like an umbrella, and brings him safely and slowly to the ground

An employment contract that states if there is a change in control of the corporation, there will be an increase or accelerated payments or vesting or some other rights to the employee once the change [..]

(n) rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall(v) jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

A device for hydraulically cleaning sewer lines. Resembling an airport windsock and constructed of canvas-type material, the parachute increases the velocity of a flow at its outlet to wash debris ahe [..]

Collapsible device which, when deployed, will retard the rate of descent of a body falling through the air. Used originally as a safety device, has been adopted for dropping troops, supplies, equipmen [..]