parachute

v. i.
  1. TO descend to th ground from an airplane or other high place using a parachute; as, when the plane stalled, he parachuted safely to the ground.
    2. golden parachute
    a generous set of financial benefits, including severance pay, provided by contract to a high-level corporate employee in the event s/he is dismissed or his/her job is lost in a corporate takeover or merger; also, the contract providing for such benefits.
    drogue parachute
    a small parachute that is first released and opened in order to more reliably deploy a larger parachute. Also called drogue.