Chute (Verb)
Meaning
Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- When instructed, she stood at the open door of the airplane and prepared to chute down to the landing site.
- The instructor had to coax the terrified student to chute out of the plane for his first parachute jump.
- After a few safety checks, the parachutist climbed into the airplane and prepared to chute down to the festival grounds.
- Parachutists have to know exactly when to chute out of the plane to ensure precision landings during competitions.
- As the plane soared above the gorgeous landscape, the experienced jumper waited for the signal to chute out and begin her descent.