| 单词 | parachute light |
| 释义 | > as lemmasparachute light parachute light n. Military (now rare) a flare attached to a parachute, used for observing the position or movements of an enemy. ΚΠ 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 285/2 Parachute light, a suspended light, invented by Colonel (now General) Boxer R.A., and which is used for the same purpose as ground light balls..viz. to light up the enemy's works and working parties. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 432 Parachute Lights, rockets or flares fired electrically from the pilot's seat, through a tube. 1941 P. Van Paassen That Day Alone 349 His eyes turned in the direction of his own cottage, above which another parachute light was slowly floating to earth. < as lemmas |
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