A parachute made of jute, used by the British Army in India and Burma (now also called Myanmar) during the Second World War (1939–45) for dropping supplies.
Origin
1950s. Alteration of parachute, after jute.
Definition of parajute in US English:
parajute
nounˈparədʒuːt
historical
A parachute made of jute, used by the British Army in India and Burma (now also called Myanmar) during the Second World War (1939–45) for dropping supplies.