parachute
Example Sentences
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The parachute system, in my opinion, is one of the most important systems on the spacecraft.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“Support for the golden parachute proposal is not warranted.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
She invented a reusable, waterproof diaper cover made first from a shower curtain and later from nylon parachute cloth, into which mothers could insert a cloth diaper pad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Astronauts can’t parachute to the surface, or climb down a rope ladder, or just beam themselves down from the Transporter Room.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Another plus of parachuting experience was that early cosmonauts had to parachute thousands of feet after reentering the Earth's atmosphere.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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