1. a large piece of fabric that opens like an umbrella and allows a person or object to fall slowly and safely from an aircraft

1. to jump from an aircraft using a parachute
2. to drop something by parachute

Examples

• The skydiver pulled the cord to open his parachute.
• Emergency supplies were dropped by parachute to the stranded hikers.
• She learned to parachute during her military training.
• The pilot had to parachute from the damaged plane.
• Relief workers parachuted food and medicine into the disaster zone.
• His parachute failed to open properly during the jump.
• They will parachute behind enemy lines tonight.