Parachutes – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
parachute
v.
skydive, jump from an airplane with a parachute
n.
cloth dome-shaped device used for descent from airplanes
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. Depending on the situation, parachutes are used with a variety of loads, including people, food, equipment,
space capsules, and bombs.
parachute
Noun
1. rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
(synonym) chute
(hypernym) rescue equipment
(hyponym) drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute
(part-meronym) canopy
(derivation) jump
Verb
1. jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
(synonym) jump
(hypernym) dive, plunge, plunk
(hyponym) sky dive, skydive
(entail) glide
(derivation) parachutist, parachuter, parachute jumper
parachute
nm.
parachute, cloth dome-shaped device used for descent from airplanes
parachuter
v.
parachute, skydive, jump from an airplane with a parachute
parachute (de)
n.
parachute
