parachute
paracaídas
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
lanzar con paracaídas,
saltar con paracaídas
noun
paracaídas
example
A thousand feet later, he opened his 'parachute' for a landing.
In 1922, Soviet soldiers were dropped successfully by 'parachute' from aircraft.
Prosthetic limbs are dropped by 'parachute' to a wind blown field hospital for land mine victims.
In total, they had 10,000 men who could be dropped by 'parachute' and they had a total attack force of 22, 500 men.
the saviour of many pilots has been the 'parachute'
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.
the planes came over the coast and started to drop supplies by 'parachute'
The other nine were able to safely 'parachute' from the aircraft.
The air vehicle is not fitted with conventional landing gear but instead achieves an accurate landing using a 'parachute' and airbags.
an air operation to 'parachute' relief supplies into Bosnia
an air operation to 'parachute' relief supplies into the region
There are also attachments on the vest to enable the dog to be dropped by 'parachute' , or hauled up via a rope.
Furthermore, the recovery of the experiment hardware after a nominal soft landing under 'parachute' allows for its re-use in future missions.
He was dropped by 'parachute' at Arnhem and advanced into Germany.
a 'parachute' regiment
They all seemed to have been 'parachuted' into these jobs - they didn't have a clue.
Keahi would fly in low on autopilot, the five would throw out their heavy supplies on 'parachutes' , then jump by parachute themselves.
During the Shaba rebellion in the 1970s the US organised a military airlift and France 'parachuted' in legionnaires to crush Mobutu's enemies.
It was also a good election for cronyism with a number of former special advisers being 'parachuted' in.
Army 'parachutists' drop into the ocean from a C - 130 Hercules as part of Exercise Swift Eagle.
After casting around for a new CEO, the board 'parachuted' in Stuart Rose.
Plus, some hedge funds have former CEOs and CFOs on their payrolls, ready to be 'parachuted' in at a moment's notice.
Once found, we then drop 2-liter bottles of water attached to 'parachutes' .
It was just 'parachuted' in at the last minute, and for no good reason that I can see.
It would have been more of a surprise had an external candidate been 'parachuted' in - this is a job that presupposes a certain measure of internal continuity.
It helps to know what living in the village is like as it feels odd to be 'parachuted' into this weird little world populated by 10,000 athletes.
He was 'parachuted' into Jacqmar, a women's fashion subsidiary, and his interest in retail was born.
Nick points to three 'parachutes' opening and falling slowly towards the ground, one landing on a nearby rooftop.
At that time, Capellas had been at the helm of the computer giant for around a year, having been 'parachuted' in to replace Eckhard Pfeiffer and push the company to the forefront of the internet economy.
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.
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