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Definition of parachute verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    parachute

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ˈpærəˌʃut//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they parachute
     
     he / she / it parachutes
     
     past simple parachuted
     
     -ing form parachuting
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to jump from an aircraft using a parachute The pilot was able to parachute to safety. She regularly goes parachuting.
  2. 2[transitive] parachute somebody/something + adv./prep. to drop someone or something from an aircraft by parachute Supplies were parachuted into the region.
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