Another word for parachute
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Noun
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- A usually straight extension of one side of an oval racetrack, used to start certain longer races so that the finish line can be kept on a straightaway in front of the stands or clubhouse.
- A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
- A gated stall that is used to hold and release animals into an open area, especially horses and steers being ridden in a rodeo.
- A device for protection from the weather consisting of a collapsible, usually circular canopy mounted on a central rod.
- Air cover, especially during a military operation.
- A screen or shade, usually of cloth stretched over a folding radial frame, carried for protection against the rain or sun
- (Brit., Informal) An umbrella
- The silk gown worn by a King's (or Queen's) Counsel in British law courts
- A silky filamentous material spun by a spider or an insect such as a webspinner.
- A distinctive silk uniform, as of a jockey
Verb
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- (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
- To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
- To come forth as if by falling; issue:
- To fall off or decline precipitously
- To fall or drop straight downward
- To move with or as if with great speed:
- To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
- (Idiomatic) To rescue, especially financially.
- (Intransitive, idiomatic, slang, with of) To leave (not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable.
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