parachute
/ˈpɛrəʃut/
verb
- To drop or fall from an aircraft using a parachute.
- The soldiers parachuted behind enemy lines at night.
- The rescue team parachuted supplies to the stranded hikers.
- She plans to parachute from a hot air balloon next weekend.
- To cause someone or something to be dropped by parachute.
- The military parachuted food and water into the disaster zone.
- The pilot parachuted the cargo over the designated drop zone.
- They parachuted the medical team directly onto the mountain.
- To bring someone into a new job or situation suddenly, often from outside an organization.
- The company parachuted a new CEO in to fix the financial problems.
- The manager was parachuted from the head office to run the local branch.
- He was parachuted into the project with no time to prepare.
Synonyms
noun
- A large piece of strong cloth attached to ropes, used to slow the fall of a person or object from an aircraft.
- The skydiver pulled the cord and her parachute opened above her.
- He checked his parachute carefully before jumping out of the plane.
- The supply drop included parachutes for the emergency food packages.