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Noun: parachute  'per-u,shoot [N. Amer], 'pa-ru,shoot [Brit]
  1. Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
    "The skydiver deployed her parachute at 3,000 feet";
    - chute
Verb: parachute  'per-u,shoot [N. Amer], 'pa-ru,shoot [Brit]
  1. Jump from an aeroplane and descend with a parachute
    "The skydivers parachuted from 10,000 feet";
    - chute, jump
     
  2. Be placed in an organization in a position of seniority without having previous experience there
    "The CEO's nephew was parachuted into a senior management role"

Derived forms: parachuted, parachuting, parachutes

Type of: dive, dump, plunge, plunk [informal], rescue equipment

Encyclopedia: Parachute, Colorado