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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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Theirs was a bold but unlikely mission: to parachute behind enemy lines and save European Jews from extermination.

From The Wall Street Journal

This should be understood as a requirement that the PA be capable of restraining Hamas and wanted by the people of Gaza—it isn’t currently—rather than parachuted in and imposed on them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The FAA also limited business jets and some other private flights to major airports, along with restrictions on commercial space launches and parachute operations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The King has flown over the territory on three missions parachuting aid supplies.

From BBC

One of the cameras on board shows them falling by parachute into the water.

From BBC