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Meaning of Parachute | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpæɹəʃuːt

Definitions

  1. A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
  2. A town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States, named after Parachute Creek; it was renamed Grand Valley in 1908, regaining its original name in the 1980s.
  3. A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
  4. Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
  5. A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
  6. A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.

Equivalents

Afrikaans valskerm
Azərbaycanca paraşüt
Български парашут
Català paracaigudes
Čeština padák
Dansk faldskærm
Ελληνικά αλεξίπτωτο
Esperanto paraŝuti paraŝuto
Suomi laskuvarjo
Français parachute parachute
Galego paracaídas
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi haʻupoho
עברית מצנח
Magyar ejtőernyő
Հայերեն պարաշյուտ
Bahasa Indonesia parasut
Íslenska fallhlíf
ქართული პარაშუტი
Қазақша парашют
Te Reo Māori hekerangi
Македонски падобран
Монгол шүхэр
Bahasa Melayu payung terjun
မြန်မာဘာသာ လေထီး
Nederlands parachute valscherm
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੈਰਾਸ਼ੂਟ
پښتو پاراشوت
Português paraquedas
Română parașută
Slovenščina padálo
Shqip parashutë
Српски padobran падобран
Svenska fallskärm
Kiswahili parachuti
Tagalog parakayda
Türkçe paraşüt
ئۇيغۇرچە پاراشوت
Українська парашут
اردو چھتری
Tiếng Việt

Examples

“Under that there are dildos and butt-plugs arranged by size on two shelves: two fat butt-plugs and four small ones, four two-headed dildos, eight ordinary dildos. Under that, the little material hanging on nails: five different pairs of nipple clamps, some clothespins, a parachute for the balls, a dog collar, two hoods, one in leather, one in latex, six cockrings, in steel or leather, regular or with built-in ball-squeezers, two dick sheaths […]”
“Parachutes are usually made of leather and can be purchased through most fetish catalogs or stores catering to the BDSM scene.”
“She came near and grabbed his balls tightly with her left hand, tugging them downward while applying a parachute harness with her right hand. […] His balls stretched downward under the delicious weight.”
“A parachute is a small collar, usually made from leather, which fastens around the scrotum, and from which weights can be hung.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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