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  parachute \par"a*chute\, v. i.
     TO descend to th ground from an airplane or other high place
     using a parachute; as, when the plane stalled, he parachuted
     safely to the ground.
     [PJC]
  
     golden parachute a generous set of financial benefits,
        including severance pay, provided by contract to a
        high-level corporate employee in the event s/he is
        dismissed or his/her job is lost in a corporate takeover
        or merger; also, the contract providing for such benefits.
        
  
     drogue parachute a small parachute that is first released
        and opened in order to more reliably deploy a larger
        parachute. Also called drogue.
        [PJC]

  drogue parachute
       n 1: a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its
            storage pack
       2: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving
          rapidly [syn: drogue, drogue chute]

  drogue parachute
     n.
     (synonym of en drogue) (sense: conical parachute)

  drogue parachute
     n.
     (synonym of en drogue) (sense: conical parachute)

  drogue parachute
     n.
     (synonym of en drogue) (sense: conical parachute)

  drogue parachute
     n.
     (synonym of en drogue) (sense: conical parachute)

  drogue parachute /dɹˈəʊɡ pˈaɹəʃˌuːt/
  Bremsfallschirm 
   see: parachute, chute, parachutes, chutes, cargo parachute, supply parachute, reserve parachute, antispin parachute, spin chute, be delivered by air drop