parachutes
Skydivers' fabric lifesavers
Parachutes are fabric canopies that slow descent through air by creating drag.
Skydivers and cargo drops use parachutes to land safely.
A golden parachute is a generous severance package for executives—a soft landing after being pushed out.
To parachute in is to arrive suddenly from outside: They parachuted in a new CEO from a rival firm.
Unimpeded downward motion
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
rigging · canopy · deployment · harness · formation · packing · reserve · drogue
Overhead protective covering
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- risersUpright stair sections
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- togglesSwitches between two states
container · pack · rig · reserve · main · drogue · slider · AAD
Forced removal from somewhere
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
- reserveSupply kept back
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- maydayRadio emergency signal
escape · survival · life-saving · malfunction · cutaway · AAD · ditching · evacuation
Soldiers who parachute in
- airdropParachute delivery from aircraft
- airborneTraveling through air
- HALODelayed-deployment military jump
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
jumpmaster · dropzone · D-Day · 82nd · 101st · insertion · tactical · reconnaissance
Overhead protective covering
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- landingDescent's final moment
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
steering · flare · oscillation · pendulum · soft-landing · accuracy · target
Resistance through fluid
- decelerationDecrease in speed
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- cellsBasic biological units
vents · porosity · inflation · deployment
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
dropzone · rigging · canopy · deployment · harness · formation · packing · reserve · drogue · slider
canopy
Overhead protective covering
toggles · container · pack · rig · reserve · main · drogue · slider · AAD · D-ring
ejection
Forced removal from somewhere
- bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
- reserveSupply kept back
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
mayday · escape · survival · life-saving · malfunction · cutaway · AAD · ditching · evacuation · rescue
paratroopers
Soldiers who parachute in
- airdropParachute delivery from aircraft
- airborneTraveling through air
- HALODelayed-deployment military jump
pathfinder · jumpmaster · dropzone · D-Day · 82nd · 101st · insertion · tactical · reconnaissance
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- landingDescent's final moment
touchdown · steering · flare · oscillation · pendulum · soft-landing · accuracy · target
drag
Resistance through fluid
- decelerationDecrease in speed
- airfoilLift-generating curved surface
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
cells · vents · porosity · inflation · deployment
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- space safetycrew safety, life support, space suit, spacesuit, spacesuits
- WWI Aviationair combat, aerial combat, dogfights, fighter pilots, ace pilots
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- airdrop itemssupplies, cargo, paratroopers, medicine, crates
parachutesrockets
Propulsion-driven flying vehicles
jet engines · streamlined bodies · propellers · thrusters · boosters
parachutesrockets
Propulsion-driven flying vehicles
balloons · hot air balloons · jet packs · elevators · ladders
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Murder by weighted drowning
free fall · weights · anchors · lead weights · millstones
- 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