Synonyms for parachute
ˈpær əˌʃutpara·chute

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1. parachute, chuteverb

   rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

   Synonyms:
   slide, chute, slideway, sloping trough

2. chute, parachute, jumpverb

   jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

   Synonyms:
   rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, leap out, jump

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1. List of paraphrases for "parachute":

   parachuting, chute, parachutisme, paratrooper

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1. Shukor Yusof:

   You can't parachute in someone irrespective of how sterling his previous record shows and expect him to do a job with an airline that's been abused for two decades.

2. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   what planet did you parachute in from

3. John Luke:

   Me and my groomsmen are about to jump out of a plane at 10,000 feet and just hope the parachute opens.

4. Brendan Malone:

   The boat flipped over and people started pulling the lines trying to pull her down and that was when the parachute line broke and then sent her down the Mexican coastline hundreds of feet in the air.

5. Flavio Volpe:

   I think we should be taking (Trump’s) threat at face value and prepare for an attempt to issue tariffs. I expect that Canada would be resolute in response — we sell the U.S. about as many cars as we buy. No one will win, we should definitely put up a fight for the parachute.”