parachute

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Definitions

n.

A large fabric device that opens to slow the fall of a person or object dropped from an aircraft.

降落伞

v.

To descend or drop using a parachute; to place someone in a new role without prior experience there.

跳伞;空降(某人)到某职位

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
parabeside, alongside
+
chuteroot
=parachute

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The skydiver deployed her parachute at the correct altitude and drifted safely to the ground.

  • 2.

    Emergency supplies were dropped by parachute to the isolated mountain village.

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