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(cycling) An extension of a bicycle's handlebars, allowing the rider to rest his/her elbows and benefit from improved aerodynamics.
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(Ireland) Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in insulation.
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The period during which a person riding a rollercoaster or similar ride experiences a feeling of weightlessness.
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A small airfield at high altitude, typically at a French skiing resort
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(automotive, UK) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
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A parachute that incorporates a toroidal balloon
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(aviation, nautical) A system of rotorcraft recovery aboard watercraft in heavy sea states, which uses the beartrap device to land securely and transport the aircraft into the hangar.
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An informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.
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An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
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(informal) To travel or transport by helicopter.
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(transitive, aviation) To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
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(aeronautics) Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
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Alternative form of cruise-climb [(aviation, usually intransitive, of an aircraft) To slowly but continuously climb during cruise flight as the aircraft's weight decreases due to fuel burnoff (done because flight at higher altitudes is more efficient but requires a lighter aircraft).]
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(aviation) An instance of cruise-climbing.
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(aviation, space travel) To allow (a reefed parachute) to fully open.
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(nautical) A moveable control surface on a submarine, used to control the depth and pitch of the submarine.
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Alternative form of drag parachute [(aeronautics, motor racing) A parachute deployed behind an aircraft, space shuttle, or motor vehicle as a braking device.]
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(aeronautics, motor racing) A parachute deployed behind an aircraft, space shuttle, or motor vehicle as a braking device.
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Synonym of drogue (conical parachute):
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A quadrilateral tailless kite with convex surfaces exposed to the wind, used in a series of meteorological experiments.
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(nautical, of a vessel) Capable of foiling.
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A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.
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A vehicle, of a usually motorised type, without a powertrain.
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(parachuting) Acronym of high altitude, low opening. A type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude.
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An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness.
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The sport of flying in a hang glider.
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Alternative spelling of hang gliding [The sport of flying in a hang glider.]
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(idiomatic, slang, military, aviation) A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.
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(transitive) To transport (troops) by helicopter.
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(sports, recreation) Ellipsis of hydroflight sports.
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(automotive, UK) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
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A ski allowing a seaplane to land on water.
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Relating to motor cars.
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A sailplane (glider) equipped with an auxiliary motor.
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Alternative spelling of motorized (equipped with a motor) [Equipped with a motor.]
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Supplied with motor vehicles.
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(aviation) The handle that activates an ejector seat.
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Synonym of drag parachute
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(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
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One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.
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Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.
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To deliver goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute
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The complete equipment used for paragliding, consisting of a paraglider wing and a harness.
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The sport of gliding with a paraglider.
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An activity that combines paragliding with falconry, and in which birds of prey are trained to fly with paragliders, guiding them to thermals
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A parachute made from jute, once used in India for dropping supplies
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A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations or a person for military reconnaissance.
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A wing-shaped parachute that lifts a rider in a harness when towed by a motorboat etc
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(idiomatic) A small passenger airplane, typically used for shorter connecting trips to smaller airports.
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(skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
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(countable, slang) A deflection-limiting safety device used in high performance hang gliders.
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(aviation) To cruise at supersonic speed without using afterburners.
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Alternative form of tailslide [A backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.]
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A device attached to the empennage of some military fixed-wing aircraft, used to achieve rapid deceleration during landings by catching the arresting gear of a runway or aircraft carrier.
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(aviation, intransitive) To fly sharply downward so as to build up speed to facilitate in-flight refueling of a faster aircraft.
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(skydiving) A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.
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(transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
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Alternative form of trim tab [(aviation, nautical) A control surface set within or attached to a larger control surface that provides trim to obtain a desired attitude without constant inputs to the primary control surfaces (e.g., ailerons and rudders).]
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An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.
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Passage by flying; flight.
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A person who undertakes wing walking
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A stunt performed at airshows, particularly in the interwar years, in which a person climbs through the struts of a biplane in flight, or flies strapped in a frame on the top wing of the aircraft
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(aviation) A special jumpsuit, used in extreme sports like a parachute, which adds surface area to the wearer's body to create lift.
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