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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

parachutelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From parachute + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a parachute.
    • The Ice Bag, a parachutelike swell of nylon cloth capped by polyester resin, is an oversized, mechanized version of the classic headache remedy. 2009 May 8, Karen Rosenberg, “A Low-Cost Show Reinflates a Big Bag”, in New York Times:

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most parachutelike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more parachutelike Degree=Cmp lexicographic