parachute

Example Sentences

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The small, fully automated rocket took off vertically, and the capsule carrying the tourists then detached in flight before gently descending back to the Texas desert, slowed by parachutes.

From Barron's

“You need a parachute before jumping,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Frenchman Nancy - parachuted in from Columbus Crew in MLS without any managerial experience in Europe - was calm in the aftermath.

From BBC

The show has included the usual mix of potentially terrifying or revolting trials for the celebrities, including parachuting into the jungle, crawling through stinky slime and encountering creatures including crocodiles.

From BBC

The authors add that bringing spacecraft and space stations safely back to Earth for reuse would require better recovery systems, including technologies such as parachutes and airbags.

From Science Daily