单词 | automatic parachute |
释义 | > as lemmasautomatic parachute automatic parachute n. a parachute that opens automatically, esp. one operated by a static line. ΚΠ 1897 Scribner's Mag. Nov. 617 A quaint rocket camera which was to be sent aloft until the projectile exhausted its energy, when an automatic parachute was to spread itself to make the descent. 1912 Times 27 June 9/6 Official trials of the Kotelnikoff automatic parachute were held to-day. 1951 Gloss. Aeronaut. Terms (B.S.I.) iii. 13 Automatic parachute, a parachute which is withdrawn from its pack by a static line. 2003 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 16 Sept. 4 I wasn't able to pull open my parachute cord at 3000ft. I was lucky the automatic parachute opened at 750ft and I walked away uninjured. < as lemmas |
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