parachute

Universal Words noun, verb noun (also informal chute) a device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely when they are dropped from an aircraft. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth that opens out in the air to form an umbrella shape: Planes dropped supplies by parachute. * a parachute drop / jump * a parachute regiment verb 1 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to jump from an aircraft using a parachute: The pilot was able to parachute to safety. * She regularly goes parachuting. 2 [VN+adv./prep.] to drop sb/sth from an aircraft by parachute: Supplies were parachuted into the region.