parachuting (redirected from Parachutism)

par·a·chute  (pr-sht)

n.

1. An apparatus used to retard free fall from an aircraft, consisting of a light, usually hemispherical canopy attached by cords to a harness and worn or stored folded until deployed in descent.

2. Any of various similar unpowered devices that are used for retarding free-speeding or free-falling motion.

v. par·a·chut·ed, par·a·chut·ing, par·a·chutes

v.tr.

To drop (supplies or troops, for example) by means of a parachute.

v.intr.

To descend by means of a parachute.

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[French : para(sol), parasol; see parasol + chute, fall; see chute.]

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para·chutic adj.

para·chutist, para·chuter n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

parachuting - descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" jump skydiving - performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction

Translations

parachuting [ˈpærəʃuːtɪŋ] n → parachutisme m freefall parachuting