parachute
/ˈpæɹəʃut/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
noun
A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
noun
A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.
verb
To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Under that there are dildos and butt-plugs arranged by size on two shelves: two fat butt-plugs and four small ones, four two-headed dildos, eight ordinary dildos. Under that, the little material hanging on nails: five different pairs of nipple clamps, some clothespins, a parachute for the balls, a dog collar, two hoods, one in leather, one in latex, six cockrings, in steel or leather, regular or with built-in ball-squeezers, two dick sheaths […]"
- "Parachutes are usually made of leather and can be purchased through most fetish catalogs or stores catering to the BDSM scene."
- "She came near and grabbed his balls tightly with her left hand, tugging them downward while applying a parachute harness with her right hand. […] His balls stretched downward under the delicious weight."
- "A parachute is a small collar, usually made from leather, which fastens around the scrotum, and from which weights can be hung."
- "Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth."
- "The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: parachute, *ḱh₂d-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpæɹəʃut/
- British English: /ˈpæɹəʃuːt/