parachute
Slows aerial descent
A parachute is a fabric canopy that opens to slow descent through air.
Skydivers and pilots use parachutes to land safely after jumping or ejecting from aircraft.
Figuratively, a golden parachute is a generous severance package for executives.
As a verb, to parachute is to descend by parachute or to insert suddenly: They parachuted a new CEO into the struggling company.
Overhead protective covering
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- ripstopTear-resistant woven material
- risersUpright stair sections
- togglesSwitches between two states
container · drogue · slider · D-bag · bridle · apex · gores · cells
Unimpeded downward motion
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
tandem · rigging · jumpsuit · skydiver · HALO · wind tunnel · boogie · exit point
Traveling through air
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- static lineAnchored deployment cable
- HALODelayed-deployment military jump
- cargo dropAerial delivery of goods
paradrop · drop zone · pathfinder · stick · chalk · oscillation · slip · combat equipment
Throw out forcibly
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- reserveSupply kept back
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
cutaway · streamer · hard pull · horseshoe · spinning · entanglement · water landing
Position for use
- openNot closed
- flareSudden bright burst
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- driftGradual movement, no direction
steer · spot · wind · landing · approach · pattern · downwind · final
Protection against failure
- backup planAlternative if primary fails
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
cushion · safeguard · contingency · escape route · soft landing · severance · exit strategy
Foot-launched canopy flight
- parasailingMotorboat-towed aerial recreation
- paramotoringEngine-assisted canopy flight
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
canopy
Overhead protective covering
toggles · container · drogue · slider · D-bag · bridle · apex · gores · cells · steerable
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
altimeter · tandem · rigging · jumpsuit · skydiver · HALO · wind tunnel · boogie · exit point · static line
airborne
Traveling through air
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- static lineAnchored deployment cable
- HALODelayed-deployment military jump
cargo drop · paradrop · drop zone · pathfinder · stick · chalk · oscillation · slip · combat equipment · ramp jump
eject
Throw out forcibly
malfunction · cutaway · streamer · hard pull · horseshoe · spinning · entanglement · water landing
deploy
Position for use
drift · steer · spot · wind · landing · approach · pattern · downwind · final · target
safety net
Protection against failure
- backup planAlternative if primary fails
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
insurance · cushion · safeguard · contingency · escape route · soft landing · severance · exit strategy
paragliding
Foot-launched canopy flight
- parasailingMotorboat-towed aerial recreation
- paramotoringEngine-assisted canopy flight
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- space explorationrockets, Saturn V, satellites, mission, Falcon Heavy
- Aviation HistoryWright Brothers, Wright Flyer, Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, first flight
- chutesflume, emergency slide
- hanging thingspendant light, wind chime, dreamcatcher, hanging plant, hanging basket
- inventionsprinting press, steam engine, lightbulb, light bulb, microscope
parachutewing
Limb enabling flight
jet engine · propeller · rocket · airfoil · rotor
- golden parachuteLucrative exit agreement
- parachute pantsBaggy synthetic tapered trousers
- parachute dropControlled fall using canopy
- parachute jumpCanopy-slowed freefall from aircraft
- parachute cordLightweight kernmantle nylon rope
- parachute landingGround contact after aerial descent
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