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What is the noun for parachutes?

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parachute
  1. (aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object.
  2. (zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
  3. Synonyms:
paracone
  1. (anatomy) A cusp in the buccal corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
  2. A mechanism, involving a form of parachute, used to slow some spacecraft during re-entry
  3. Examples:
    1. “Lingually, this ridge crosses the paracone near its base and joins with the anterior cingulum.”
      “Here, too, the cingulum is as high as the paracone and metacone.”
paracord
  1. A lightweight, nylon rope, originally used for the suspension lines of parachutes.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Since paracord is so versatile, everyone should have one lying around for emergency purposes.”
      “He sat down with his heels wedged firmly in the guttering, and attempted to secure the head of the ladder with a length of paracord.”
      “Marleena, with eager, shaking hands, tugged at the paracord with which the pack had been cross-tied.”
parachutist
  1. someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I didn't have a lot of time to prepare for the parachute landing and, not being a parachutist, this was new to me.”
      “The chunk of falling matter turned out to be a parachutist, only with his chute just partially deployed.”
      “He's also a qualified frogman, a Cobra helicopter attack pilot and a free-fall parachutist.”
paraconule
  1. (dentistry) A conule located between a paracone and a metacone.
parachuter
  1. One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.
parachuting
  1. The sport of jumping with a parachute.
parachutists
  1. plural of parachutist
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The crowd and live television audience were treated to a spectacular display of military parades, flypasts and parachutists.”
      “On 20 May 1941, German parachutists and assault gliders descended upon Crete.”
      “True flyers can thus move horizontally or even ascend at a steady speed, unlike gliders and parachutists.”
parachuters
  1. plural of parachuter
paraconules
  1. plural of paraconule
parachutes
paracones
  1. plural of paracone
paracords
  1. plural of paracord
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