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parachutes
noun(para-chute)
a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended
parachutes
noun(para-chute)
patagium
parachutes
noun(para-chute)
a device or structure suggestive of a parachute in form, use, or operation
parachutes
verb(para-chute)
to convey by means of a parachute
parachutes
verb(para-chute)
to descend by means of a parachute
parachutes
noun(para-chute)
a generous severance agreement for a corporate executive in the event of a sudden dismissal (as because of a merger)

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