chute
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4.5
- noun
- /ʃuːt/
:
paracaídas
- - If you want out, grab a chute.
- open the chute
So that's you pull the the red chute and you say, Hey, self rescue option A, you know, whatever border crossing option be.
- So that's you pull the the red chute and you say, Hey, self rescue option A, you know, whatever border crossing option be.
Examples
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Open that second chute, bro!
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As he approaches, Billy is packing up the rest of the chute in a backpack.
Fiction book (2001) -
We can pull it first and put the chute under his arm.
Fiction book (1990) -
Next, after the free fall, pop the chute at 200 feet below the Chinese radar.
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Now, you boys make sure your chutes are clear and ready to hook up.
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No, I'm pretty much just worried the chute won't open.
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When that hits 3,000, deploy your chute.
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Yossi freed himself from his chute and gear and ran to help him.
Fiction book (1993) -
Packages are sorted to any one of 200 output chutes, according to destination.
Academic text (2004) -
When skydivers jump from the plane, they rely on their chute to slow their descent safely.
Synonyms
119
2.0
A large piece of strong cloth that fills with air and slows a person's fall
1
8.2
A small parachute that slows something moving very fast, for example a plane or race car
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.2
A small parachute that slows something moving very fast, for example a plane or race car
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chute (parachute) comes from the French word chute, which means 'fall', and you can see the same chute in parachute. So a parachute is a tool that slows a person's fall.