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Parachute

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(1):

(n.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.

(2):

(n.) A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Parachute'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/parachute.html. 1828.
 
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