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# parachutist

noun (a parachutist, parachutists)

«parachutist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who jumps from an aircraft and floats down using a parachute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parachutist/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about forces, a parachutist shows air resistance: the open parachute slows the fall by pushing against the air. In history, parachutists (paratroopers) were used in wars. In sport and charity events, people do parachute jumps or skydives.

### Examples

- The parachutist floated gently down to the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parachutist/#x1)
- Air resistance slows the parachutist down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parachutist/#x2)
- The parachutist landed right in the middle of the target. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parachutist/#x3)
- Our teacher was a parachutist for charity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parachutist/#x4)
- We made model parachutists from paper and string. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parachutist/#x5)
- The parachutists jumped one after another from the plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parachutist/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Parachute + -ist. Also "skydiver" for people who fall a long way before opening the parachute. Science note: a parachute does not stop gravity; it increases air resistance so you fall slower.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «parachutist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parachutist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«parachutist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/parachutist.html) on Mova free.