An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
PARACHUTES
Noun
parachutes
plural of parachute
Verb
parachutes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
Source: Wiktionary
PARACHUTE
Par"a*chute, n. Etym: [F., fr. paper to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance.]
1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.
PARACHUTE
Par"a*chute, n. Etym: [F., fr. paper to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance.]
1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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