Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parachute roll

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: parachute roll
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rolling maneuver performed by a parachutist at the point of impact in order to distribute the physical shock and reduce the risk of injury.

Example Sentences

"The practice of this became an everyday ritual where, instead of press-ups for punishment if you goofed off, the offending student had to execute twenty parachute rolls."

Inflected Forms

parachute rolls (plural)

Questions

What does parachute roll mean?: A rolling maneuver performed by a parachutist at the point of impact in order to distribute the physical shock and reduce the risk of injury.

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