parachute

Example Sentences

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The capsule is designed to land under parachutes in the Pacific Ocean, not far from San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once that stage is complete, powerful parachutes will slow the spacecraft, which will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.

From Barron's

In the early 1990s, he got into parasailing, strapping tourists into parachutes and towing them behind a speed boat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Approach this as a collaborative effort, not as a sister parachuting into his personal and financial life all guns blazing.

From MarketWatch

There is no air on the moon, so parachutes aren’t helpful.

From Barron's