English-Finnish translations for parachute

• laskuvarjo
  Ainut tapa saada turvapaikka on hypätä Euroopan ylle laskuvarjo selässä. The only way to get asylum here will be to jump out over Europe with a parachute.
  Jos kaikki nämä ehdotukset tulevat lainvoimaisiksi, ainoa keino edes yrittää hakea turvapaikkaa Euroopan unionista on hypätä lentokoneesta EU:n yllä laskuvarjo selässä. If all these proposals are given force of law, the only way to have any chance of applying for asylum in the European Union will be to jump from a plane over the EU with a parachute.

Definition of parachute

• A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object
• A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung
• To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device
• To introduce into a place using such a device
• To place in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with ''in'or ''into''

Examples

• The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.

Related words

• parachuter
• parachute jump tower
• golden parachute
• drogue parachute
• drag parachute
• emergency parachute