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Look up: Parachute


  1. Parachute
    [video game] Parachute (aka Von Himmel durch die Hoelle) is a video game released in 1983 by Homevision for the Atari 2600. The game puts the player in the role of parachutist who is falling gently from the sky. In order to land safely, the player must evade aeroplanes, helicopters, birds an...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(video_game)

  2. Parachute
    [iPod game] Parachute is an iPod game released by Apple Inc. for various iPod models. The game is installed in the firmware. It is very similar to the Apple II game Sabotage. ==Gameplay== The objective of the game is to get as many points as possible before enemies destroy the player`s turre...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(iPod_game)

  3. Parachute
    [The Pretty Things album] Parachute, released in 1970 is The Pretty Things` fifth studio album, following S.F. Sorrow and preceding Freeway Madness. It is their first album without Dick Taylor. Reviews at the time of release were very positive, with Billboard calling it "another top-flight a...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(The_Pretty_Things_album)

  4. Parachute
    [disambiguation] A parachute is a fabric device to slow descent through the air. Parachute may also refer to: == Music == ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(disambiguation)

  5. parachute
    [n] - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=parachute

  6. Parachute
    An arrangement for insulating the fragile balance-staff against lateral shocks by mounting each of its pivots in a springy steel arm; invented by Breguet.   Click here for an example.
    Found op http://www.timtemplewatches.com/information_watch_dictionary1.html

  7. Parachute
    A collapsible device used to retard the descent of a falling body. Parachutes, which comprise a pack, a canopy, shroud lines and harness, may be of two basic types:-
    Found op http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary/

  8. Parachute
    Par'a·chute noun [ French, from paper to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry , and Chute , Chance .] 1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/17

  9. parachute
    1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence. ... 2. <zoology> A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister. Parachutist; parachuting. ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?parachute

  10. parachute
    noun rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=parachute

  11. Parachute
    • (n.) A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence. • (n.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/parachute/

  12. parachute
    device that slows the vertical descent of a body falling through the atmosphere or the velocity of a body moving horizontally. The parachute ... [3 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/15



  1. Parachute
    Parachute is slang for a parasol.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZP.HTM

  2. Parachute
    Parachute is slang for a parasol.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZP.HTM

  3. Parachute
    [Guster album] Parachute was the first album released by the band Guster. The album was mostly recorded in 1994, and a few copies were released under the band name Gus (the band had to change its name shortly afterward when another artist signed a record contract under that name). The 4,000 ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(Guster_album)

  4. Parachute
    A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag, or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift. Parachutes are usually made out of light, strong cloth, originally silk, now most commonly nylon. Parachutes must slow an object`s terminal ve...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute

  5. parachute
    A collapsible umbrella-like structure used to retard movement through the air. The parachute was invented in the late-18th century, being used for descent from balloons, and made successively from canvas, silk, and nylon. When opened – either manually by pulling a ripcord or by a line attached...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/P/parachute.html

  6. parachute
    parachute, umbrellalike device designed to retard the descent of a falling body by creating drag as it passes through the air. The development of modern aircraft has led to many experiments in the aerodynamic problems of parachute design, with the result that the parachute of today is a highly effic...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0837563.html

  7. Parachute
    A parachute is a rectangular or umbrella-shaped apparatus that allows a person or load attached to it to descend slowly from a height, especially from a balloon or aeroplane. The first human parachute descent was made in 1797, when Jacques Garnerin parachuted from a balloon over Paris. Folding parac...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GP.HTM

  8. parachute
    Any canopied fabric device strapped to a person or a package, used to slow down descent from a high altitude, or returning spent missiles or parts to a safe speed for landing, or sometimes to aid (through braking) the landing of a plane or missile. Modern designs enable the parachutist to exercise c...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0016784.html

  9. Parachute
    [drugs] Parachuting is a method of swallowing drugs by rolling or folding powdered or crushed drugs in a piece of toilet paper (or other similar paper) to ingest while avoiding the taste of the chemical. It is sometimes called a "snow bomb", especially if using cocaine. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(drugs)

  10. Parachute
    [band] Parachute is a rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. The members graduated from college in May 2008 and since then have been touring and promoting their debut album Losing Sleep and sophomore album The Way It Was full-time. ==History== Originally named "Sparky`s Fla...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(band)

  11. Parachute
    [song] "Parachute" is a song by British recording artist Cheryl Cole. It was co-written by Marshall Altman and Ingrid Michaelson and recorded for Cole`s debut studio album 3 Words (2009). The song was released on 11 March 2010 as the album`s third and final single. "Parachute" became Cole`s ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(song)

  12. Parachute
    [brand] Parachute is a brand name for a range of coconut-based hair products manufactured by Marico. ==History== Parachute is the flagship brand of Marico. Before the 1991 economic liberalisation in India the government classified vegetable oils as an essential commodity and as being in shor...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute_(brand)

  13. parachute
    1) Airdrop 2) Chute 3) It'll bring you down to earth 4) Rescue equipment 5) Sky diver's gear 6) Skydiving need 7) Town in garfield county colorado, usa
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/parachute/1

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