Parachute - English Vocabulary for Kids

parachute

/ˈpærəʃuːt/

noun

A large fabric device used to fall slowly from the sky

“The skydiver opened her parachute.”

מצנח

Parachute is a noun in the transport & vehicles category. It is a advanced (ages 11-12) word, meaning "A large fabric device used to fall slowly from the sky" In Hebrew, parachute translates to מצנח.

Example Sentences

The skydiver leaped from the plane and opened her colorful parachute.
The supply parachute floated gently down to the rescue team below.
In class we made a small parachute from a plastic bag and string.

Did You Know? Leonardo da Vinci sketched the first parachute design over 500 years ago, but the first person to actually jump with one did so in 1797 over Paris. Astronaut capsules returning from space use giant parachutes to slow down — the parachutes on the Apollo missions were as wide as 29 meters across!