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  1. Parachute - Wikipedia

    Parachute Paratroopers deploying their parachutes during an exercise A parachute is a device designed to slow an object's descent through an atmosphere by creating drag or aerodynamic lift.

  2. DME & HME Billing software - Parachute Health

    Parachute Health simplifies, accelerates, and improves Durable Medical Equipment (DME) ordering for Home Medical Equipment (HME) suppliers, clinicians, and payors.

  3. Parachute | Aeronautical Safety Device | Britannica

    Dec 15, 2025 · Parachute, device that slows the vertical descent of a body falling through the atmosphere or the velocity of a body moving horizontally. The parachute increases the body’s …

  4. PARACHUTE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PARACHUTE is a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended.

  5. PARACHUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    The fibrous ring may be an isolated lesion, but more frequently is associated with a parachute or hammock valve.

  6. Parachute - definition of parachute by The Free Dictionary

    1. a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, etc., to descend slowly from a height, esp. from an aircraft. 2. to drop or land (troops, …

  7. How parachutes work | The science of air resistance

    Feb 24, 2023 · With parachutes, it's the slowing-down effect that we want. If you fall from a plane without a parachute, your relatively compact body zooms through the air like a stone; open your parachute …