parachute
降落伞
definition
verb
airborne units parachuted in to secure the airport
drop or cause to drop from an aircraft by parachute.
an old crony of the CEO was controversially parachuted into the job
appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy.
noun
Keahi would fly in low on autopilot, the five would throw out their heavy supplies on parachutes , then jump by parachute themselves.
a cloth canopy that fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or that is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake.
translation of 'parachute'
verb
跳伞,
伞投
noun
降落伞
example
the planes came over the coast and started to drop supplies by 'parachute'
the saviour of many pilots has been the 'parachute'
Furthermore, the recovery of the experiment hardware after a nominal soft landing under 'parachute' allows for its re-use in future missions.
an air operation to 'parachute' relief supplies into Bosnia
Prosthetic limbs are dropped by 'parachute' to a wind blown field hospital for land mine victims.
a 'parachute' regiment
The other nine were able to safely 'parachute' from the aircraft.
Paragliding is the act of strapping on a parachute and running off the top of a cliff, where upward air currents fill the 'parachute' and allow you to glide.
In total, they had 10,000 men who could be dropped by 'parachute' and they had a total attack force of 22, 500 men.
In 1922, Soviet soldiers were dropped successfully by 'parachute' from aircraft.
A thousand feet later, he opened his 'parachute' for a landing.
There are also attachments on the vest to enable the dog to be dropped by 'parachute' , or hauled up via a rope.
He was dropped by 'parachute' at Arnhem and advanced into Germany.
an air operation to 'parachute' relief supplies into the region
The air vehicle is not fitted with conventional landing gear but instead achieves an accurate landing using a 'parachute' and airbags.
They converted them to radio control and use them to drop 'parachutes' for testing, far cheaper than the Blackhawk helicopters they were using for these tests.
Once found, we then drop 2-liter bottles of water attached to 'parachutes' .
I didn't have a lot of time to prepare for the parachute landing and, not being a 'parachutist' , this was new to me.
It was just 'parachuted' in at the last minute, and for no good reason that I can see.
Nick points to three 'parachutes' opening and falling slowly towards the ground, one landing on a nearby rooftop.
The assassinations and executions were to be carried out by agents already in place in the occupied countries or by agents 'parachuted' in specifically for the task.
Plus, some hedge funds have former CEOs and CFOs on their payrolls, ready to be 'parachuted' in at a moment's notice.
Keahi would fly in low on autopilot, the five would throw out their heavy supplies on 'parachutes' , then jump by parachute themselves.
It is a site chosen to be warm enough for Beagle to work and low enough for Beagle's 'parachutes' to allow a safe landing.
Foton doesn't rely only on 'parachutes' for its soft landing: there is also a retro-rocket system that ignites as the package nears the ground.
It was also a good election for cronyism with a number of former special advisers being 'parachuted' in.
Donny Brass developed cardboard refrigerator boxes with three-ply walls to safely and accurately deliver rations to refugees without using heavy crates or 'parachutes' .
During the Shaba rebellion in the 1970s the US organised a military airlift and France 'parachuted' in legionnaires to crush Mobutu's enemies.
The Irishman was 'parachuted' in from Australia, untested at running an opera house but well intentioned.
The American 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions 'parachuted' into a deliberately flooded zone at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula.
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