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Noun: parachuting  'per-u,shoo-ting [N. Amer], 'pa-ru,shoo-ting [Brit]
  1. Descent with a parachute
    "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army";
    - jump
Verb: parachute  'per-u,shoot [N. Amer], 'pa-ru,shoot [Brit]
  1. Jump from an aeroplane and descend with a parachute
    - chute, jump
     
  2. Be placed in an organization in a position of seniority without having previous experience there

Type of: descent, dive, plunge, plunk

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