Parachute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæɹəʃˌuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaɹəʃˌuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaɹəʃˌuːt/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈæɹəʃˌuːt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chute jump

Parts of Speech

noun	rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
verb	jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Word Forms

parachutist	noun	a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
parachute	verb	jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
chute	verb	jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
chute	noun	rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
parachuter	noun	a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
parachuting	noun	descent with a parachute
parachute	noun	rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
jump	noun	descent with a parachute

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fallschirm

Rettungsausrüstung, bestehend aus einem Gerät, das sich mit Luft füllt und Ihren Sturz verzögert

🇪🇸Spanish

paracaídas

Equipo de rescate que consiste en un dispositivo que se llena de aire y retarda la caída.

🇮🇹Italian

paracadute

attrezzatura di soccorso costituita da un dispositivo che si riempie d'aria e ritarda la caduta

🇵🇹Portuguese

pára-quedas

equipamento de resgate composto por um dispositivo que se enche de ar e retarda sua queda

🇷🇺Russian

парашют

спасательное оборудование, состоящее из устройства, которое наполняется воздухом и замедляет ваше падение.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैराशूट

बचाव उपकरण में एक ऐसा उपकरण होता है जो हवा भरता है और आपके गिरने को रोकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যারাসুট

একটি যন্ত্রের সমন্বয়ে উদ্ধারকারী সরঞ্জাম যা বাতাসে পূর্ণ হয় এবং আপনার পতনকে পিছিয়ে দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பாராசூட்

காற்றை நிரப்பி உங்கள் வீழ்ச்சியைத் தடுக்கும் சாதனத்தைக் கொண்ட மீட்புக் கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

పారాచూట్

గాలిని నింపే మరియు మీ పతనాన్ని తగ్గించే పరికరాన్ని కలిగి ఉన్న రెస్క్యూ పరికరాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

पॅराशूट

बचाव उपकरणे ज्यामध्ये एक उपकरण असते जे हवेने भरते आणि तुमचे पडणे थांबवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેરાશૂટ

બચાવ સાધનો જેમાં એક ઉપકરણ હોય છે જે હવાથી ભરે છે અને તમારા પતનને અટકાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧುಮುಕುಕೊಡೆ

ಗಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬುವ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪತನವನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುವ ಸಾಧನವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാരച്യൂട്ട്

വായു നിറയ്ക്കുകയും നിങ്ങളുടെ വീഴ്ചയെ തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു ഉപകരണം അടങ്ങുന്ന റെസ്ക്യൂ ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਰਾਸ਼ੂਟ

ਬਚਾਅ ਉਪਕਰਣ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਕਰਣ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਹਵਾ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਡਿੱਗਣ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیراشوٹ

ریسکیو کا سامان ایک ایسے آلے پر مشتمل ہے جو ہوا سے بھر جاتا ہے اور آپ کے گرنے کو روکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

降落伞

救援设备由充满空气并阻止坠落的装置组成

🇯🇵Japanese

パラシュート

空気を満たして落下を遅らせる装置からなる救助用具

🇰🇷Korean

낙하산

공기를 채워 추락을 지연시키는 장치로 구성된 구조 장비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dù

thiết bị cứu hộ bao gồm một thiết bị chứa đầy không khí và làm chậm cú ngã của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

ร่มชูชีพ

อุปกรณ์กู้ภัยที่ประกอบด้วยอุปกรณ์ที่เติมอากาศและชะลอการล้มของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

parasut

peralatan penyelamatan yang terdiri dari perangkat yang mengisi udara dan memperlambat jatuhnya Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

parasyut

kagamitang pang-rescue na binubuo ng isang aparato na pumupuno ng hangin at pinipigilan ang iyong pagkahulog

🇲🇾Malay

payung terjun

peralatan menyelamat yang terdiri daripada peranti yang mengisi udara dan melambatkan kejatuhan anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المظلة

معدات الإنقاذ التي تتكون من جهاز يمتلئ بالهواء ويؤخر سقوطك

🇮🇷Persian

چتر نجات

تجهیزات نجات متشکل از دستگاهی که با هوا پر شده و سقوط شما را به تاخیر می اندازد

🇹🇷Turkish

paraşüt

havayla doldurulan ve düşmenizi geciktiren bir cihazdan oluşan kurtarma ekipmanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַצנֵחַ

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