Category:Parachute

Par"a*chute, n. Etym: [f., fr. paper to ward off, guard + chute a Fall. See parry, and chute, chance.]

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

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: a web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.