1) Aerial lifesaver 2) Airdrop 3) Asian brand 4) Asian international brand 5) Atari 2600 game 6) Big Asian brand 7) Big Indian brand 8) Canadian arts magazine 9) Canopy used by skydivers 10) Chinese invention 11) Chute 12) Contemporary art magazine 13) Cosmetics brand 14) Descending contrivance 15) Famous Indian brand
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1) Chute 2) Parasail 3) Silk 4) Skydive
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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. Depending on the situation, parachutes are used with a variety of loads, including people, foo...
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[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 short supply, and thus ineligible for export. This mea...
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[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. ...
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[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 turret, which happens when a paratroopers lands on top ...
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type of dry fly where the hackle is wound horizontally around the base of the wing like a parachute instead of vertically around the hook of the fly. This drops the body of the fly down into the surface film of the water. It is usually most effective in medium to slow moving waters.
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• (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.
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An apparatus used to retard free fall, consisting of a light, usually hemispherical canopy attached by cords and stored folded until deployed in descent.
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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]
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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...
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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. Â Click here for an example.
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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. Parachute = verb ... Origin: F, fr. Paper to ward ...
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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 balloon, or any eminence.
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type of dry fly where the hackle is wound horizontally around the base of the wing like a parachute instead of vertically around the hook of the fly. This drops the body of the fly down into the surface film of the water. It is usually most effective in medium to slow moving waters.
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type of dry fly where the hackle is wound horizontally around the base of the wing like a parachute instead of vertically around the hook of the fly. This drops the body of the fly down into the surface film of the water. It is usually most effective in medium to slow moving waters.
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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 parachutes were first used in America in 1880, and towa...
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Parachute is slang for a parasol.
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A fly ball may be driven into a powerful wind, which seems to drop straight down into the glove of the fielder.
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slang for a mixture of crack cocaine and either heroin or phencyclidine.
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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:-
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noun rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
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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 considerable control of direction, as in skydiving....
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type of dry fly where the hackle is wound horizontally around the base of the wing like a parachute instead of vertically around the hook of the fly. This drops the body of the fly down into the surface film of the water. It is usually most effective in medium to slow moving waters.
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cloth canopy that fills with air to slow a fall
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