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parachutic

parachutic adjective: of or relating to a parachute.

Adjective

parachutic (comparative more parachutic, superlative most parachutic)

  1. Of or relating to a parachute.
    • At present it is considered that a good deal of risk attends the carrying of human beings by kite, but with improvements in the design of kites, and by the provision of efficient parachutic apparatus, the risk will be reduced to a negligible quantity.1909, The Model Engineer and Practical Electrician, volume 20, page 4

Forms of parachutic

comparativemore parachutic
superlativemost parachutic

Origin of parachutic

From parachute + -ic.

Questions about parachutic

What does parachutic mean?
Parachutic means of or relating to a parachute.
What part of speech is parachutic?
Parachutic is an adjective.

Words near parachutic in the dictionary

  1. parachuteless
  2. parachutelike
  3. parachuter
  4. parachuters
  5. parachutes
  6. parachutic
  7. parachuting
  8. parachutings
  9. parachutism
  10. parachutist
  11. parachutists

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