parachute

name

1. A town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States, named after Parachute Creek; it was renamed Grand Valley in 1908, regaining its original name in the 1980s.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).

1. A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
2. A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
3. Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
4. A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.

   “Under that there are dildos and butt-plugs arranged by size on two shelves: two fat butt-plugs and four small ones, four two-headed dildos, eight ordinary dildos. Under that, the little material hanging on nails: five different pairs of nipple clamps, some clothespins, a parachute for the balls, a dog collar, two hoods, one in leather, one in latex, six cockrings, in steel or leather, regular or with built-in ball-squeezers, two dick sheaths […]”

   “Parachutes are usually made of leather and can be purchased through most fetish catalogs or stores catering to the BDSM scene.”

5. A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).

1. To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.

   “Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.”

2. To introduce into a place using such a device.

   “The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.”

3. To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
4. To wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them, so that they will be released for absorption when the covering dissolves within the body.