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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Sports equipment, French inventions, All articles needing additional references, Parachutes
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parachute  chute  parachutes  Aerodecelerator  canopy
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Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall WordNet 3.0
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Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift. Wikipedia
A device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag Wikipedia Disambiguation
Fabric device to slow descent through the air. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere Wikidata
Device with the form of a big umbrella used to reduce the speed of fall of a body in the air. OmegaWiki
A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object. Wiktionary
A device designed to control the fall of an object. Wiktionary (translation)