Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 11 compound words that contain parachute. The most common are listed below. Open parachute in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- golden parachuteAn agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.
- drag parachuteA parachute deployed behind an aircraft, space shuttle, or motor vehicle as a braking device.
- parachute candidateA candidate who runs for political office in an area where they do not live and with which they have no previous connection.
- parachute flareA flare that deploys a small parachute to slow down its descent.
- parachute pantsA style of trousers characterized by the use of nylon, especially ripstop nylon, associated with breakdancing culture in the 1980s.
- parachute paymentA significant amount of money paid to a departing employee as part of their departure.
- parachute paymentsplural of parachute payment: A significant amount of money paid to a departing employee as part of their departure.
- drogue parachuteSynonym of drogue (conical parachute)
- parachute rollA rolling maneuver performed by a parachutist at the point of impact in order to distribute the physical shock and reduce the risk of injury.
- parachute pantiesVery large panties.
- parachute rollsplural of parachute roll: A rolling maneuver performed by a parachutist at the point of impact in order to distribute the physical shock and reduce the risk of injury.
- parachute flaresplural of parachute flare: A flare that deploys a small parachute to slow down its descent.
- peacock parachute spiderThe tarantula Poecilotheria metallica
- peacock parachute spidersplural of peacock parachute spider: The tarantula Poecilotheria metallica
Compound words 11
- paratrooperA type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
- bumbershootAn umbrella.
- parachutableCapable of being deployed by parachute.
- parachutelikeResembling or characteristic of a parachute.
- parachuticOf or relating to a parachute.
- paradunA kind of fly used in fishing.
- antiparachuteOpposing parachutes or parachutists.
- parachutelessWithout a parachute.
- parachutismThe act of jumping from an aircraft using a parachute.
- statichuteA parachute with a static line.