English-Thai Dictionary

parachute

N ร่มชูชีพ  chute rom-chu-chib

 

parachute

VT กระโดดร่ม  glide jump leap kra-dod-rom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARACHUTE

n.[Gr. against. ] In aerostation, an instrument to prevent the rapidity of descent.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARACHUTE

Par "a *chute, n. Etym: [F., fr. paper to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance. ]

 

1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

parachute

par a chute |ˈparəˌSHo͞ot ˈpɛrəˌʃut | ▶noun a cloth canopy that fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or that is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake. ▶verb 1 drop or cause to drop from an aircraft by parachute: [ no obj. ] : airborne units parachuted in to secure the airport | [ with obj. ] : an air operation to parachute relief supplies into Bosnia. 2 appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy: an old crony of the CEO was controversially parachuted into the job. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French para- ‘protection against ’ + chute ‘fall. ’

 

parachute flare

par a chute flare ▶noun a pyrotechnic signal flare that is carried up into the air by a rocket and floats suspended from a small parachute.

 

Oxford Dictionary

parachute

para |chute |ˈparəʃuːt | ▶noun a cloth canopy which fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or which is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake. ▶verb 1 drop from an aircraft by parachute: [ no obj. ] : airborne units parachuted in to secure the airport | [ with obj. ] : an air operation to parachute relief supplies into Bosnia. 2 appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy: [ with obj. ] : the former Conservative minister was controversially parachuted into the safe seat. DERIVATIVES parachutist |ˈparəʃuːtɪst |noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French para- ‘protection against ’ + chute ‘fall ’.

 

parachute flare

par a chute flare ▶noun a pyrotechnic signal flare that is carried up into the air by a rocket and floats suspended from a small parachute.

 

French Dictionary

parachute

parachute n. m. nom masculin Appareil permettant de freiner la chute d ’une personne ou d ’un objet qu ’on lance d ’un avion.

 

parachuter

parachuter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Larguer d ’un avion en vol une personne, une chose munie d ’un parachute. : Des provisions ont été parachutées. 2 figuré Nommer une personne à une fonction, proposer un candidat à une élection, de façon inattendue. : Ce candidat a été parachuté dans cette circonscription qu ’il ne connaît pas. aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

parachute

parachute nombre masculino Bol, Guat, Méx Aparato para moderar la velocidad de caída de los cuerpos arrojados desde las aeronaves; consiste en una gran pieza de tela, ligera y resistente, generalmente en forma rectangular o de media esfera, sujeta al cuerpo o al objeto que se arroja por medio de cuerdas, que, al soltarse desde un punto elevado, se abre y cae lentamente gracias a la resistencia que el aire opone a su movimiento de descenso .SINÓNIMO paracaídas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

parachute

par a chute /pǽrəʃùːt /名詞 C 1 パラシュート, 落下傘 ▸ parachute troops 落下傘部隊 2 (コウモリなどの )飛膜 .動詞 他動詞 自動詞 «…へ » (…を [が ])パラシュートで降下させる [する ]; (〈人 〉を [が ])緊急支援に向かわせる [向かう ] «into » .