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  1. Parachute Health

    By using this portal, you acknowledge and verify that you are acting within the scope of your assigned duties as an Authorized User of a facility/supplier that has an agreement with Parachute Health and …

  2. Parachute - Wikipedia

    A parachute is a device designed to slow an object's descent through an atmosphere by creating drag or aerodynamic lift.

  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

    Jan 6, 2015 · 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 - New World Encyclopedia

    Parachute design has changed considerably over the years, from roughly cut shapes to aerodynamic "ram-air" parafoils. Many modern parachutes are quite maneuverable and can facilitate controlled …

  6. 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 …

  7. Parachute - Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · A parachute is a device used to slow the movement of a person or object as it falls or moves through the air.

  8. How Does A Parachute Work? - Sciencing

    Apr 24, 2017 · All parachutes are designed for one fundamental purpose: to slow the gravity-driven fall of an object — often a person, sometimes inanimate cargo — through the air. They do so by taking …

  9. Parachute - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    A parachute uses drag to slow something moving in air. It is often an umbrella shaped device on which people or things can float slowly and safely down to the ground from a great height, such as an aircraft.

  10. Parachute Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PARACHUTE meaning: a piece of equipment usually made of cloth that is fastened to people or things and that allows them to fall slowly and land safely after they have jumped or been dropped from an …