单词 | parachutage |
释义 | parachutagen. A drop of supplies, etc., by parachute; a drop site. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > parachuting > [noun] > dropping by parachute parachute drop1928 airdrop1943 drop1943 supply drop1943 parachutage1944 paradropping1944 paradrop1945 1944 Birmingham Daily Gaz. 7 Dec. 2/5 They said their main idea of the moment was to organise a milk parachutage to some parts of France they knew of. 1945 G. Millar Maquis iii. 38 I told myself it was risky to sleep in bed so near the parachutage. 1988 M. Byrd Target of Opportunity 90 Spurling hurried to catch up with him at the edge of the parachutage meadow. 1995 Guardian 6 Jan. i. 22/7 The relentless parachutage which has populated the commanding heights of the public sector with Thatcherite clones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1944 |
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