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English-Arabic military dictionary. 2015.
English-Arabic military dictionary. 2015.
parachute — [par′ə sho͞ot΄] n. [Fr: see PARA 2 (sense 1) & CHUTE1] 1. a cloth contrivance usually shaped like an umbrella when expanded, and used to retard the falling speed of a person or thing dropping from an airplane, etc.: it is generally carried folded … English World dictionary
parachute — parachutic, adj. parachutist, parachuter, n. /par euh shooht /, n., v., parachuted, parachuting. n. 1. a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down… … Universalium
parachute — An umbrella shaped area of fabric for producing drag. The fabric body is the canopy, constructed of a number of tapering strips, called gores, which meet at the top like slices of an orange. A hole at the top, called a vent, allows air to flow… … Aviation dictionary
dropping — n. letting fall; leaving fallow; falling, descending; declining; something that has dropped drÉ’p n. small globule of liquid, drip; very small amount; pendant; piece of candy, lozenge; act of dropping supplies from a plane; sudden descent, fall v … English contemporary dictionary
parachute drop zone — A designated column of airspace with a minimum radius of 3 NM centered on a parachute landing area. In the vernacular, the dropping zone is the operations area where parachuting occurs and consists of the landing area, the packing area, and the… … Aviation dictionary
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General aviation in the United Kingdom — Infobox Aviation name=General aviation in the United Kingdom caption=Traditional general aviation fixed wing light aircraft, the most numerous class of aircraft in the sectorGeneral aviation in the United Kingdom has been defined as a civil… … Wikipedia