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parachute rolls

parachute rolls is the plural of parachute roll.

Meaning of parachute roll

Noun

parachute roll (plural parachute rolls)

  1. A rolling maneuver performed by a parachutist at the point of impact in order to distribute the physical shock and reduce the risk of injury.
    • The practice of this became an everyday ritual where, instead of press-ups for punishment if you goofed off, the offending student had to execute twenty parachute rolls.2014, Phil Tomkins, Once A Soldier, page 19

Questions about parachute rolls

What is parachute rolls the plural of?
Parachute rolls is the plural of parachute roll.

Words near parachute rolls in the dictionary

  1. parachute panties
  2. parachute pants
  3. parachute payment
  4. parachute payments
  5. parachute roll
  6. parachute rolls
  7. parachuted
  8. parachuteless
  9. parachutelike
  10. parachuter
  11. parachuters

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