cloth canopy which fills with air and allows person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from aircraft. Cloths with strings for jumping from planes safely. drop from aircraft by parachute.

object which is forcibly propelled at target, either by hand or from mechanical weapon. Weapons that are thrown, shot or launched.

action taken to counteract danger or threat. An action taken to offset another action.

State of great sadness, anxiety or pain. cause distress to.

measurement from end to end. Distances from one end of a pool to the other.

coat with layer of metal.

imparting or exchanging of information. Talking to people; giving information to people.

person, object, or place selected as aim of attack. Groups you are trying to sell to or influence. To aim at; to focus on something.

used to emphasize accuracy of figure or description.

Someone who works to find new facts and ideas.

Book with blank pages used for writing notes.

explosive head of missile, torpedo, or similar weapon. Part of the missile that contains the explosive.

(of sentence) imposed by judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within specified period. To hang something or someone from something.

Act of entering into or through something.

aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight.