parachute drop
1parachute 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… …
2Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop — Toy Soldier Parachute Drop du parc Walt Disney Studios Localisation Parc : parc Walt Di …
3Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) — For a list of parachute regiments from other countries, see Parachute Regiment (disambiguation). The Parachute Regiment Cap Badge of the Parachute Regiment Active …
4Parachute Jump — This article is about the Parachute Jump amusement ride. For the activity of jumping from a great height and using a parachute to slow one s fall, see Parachuting. Parachute Jump U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
5Drop Zone (film) — Drop Zone Theatrical release poster Directed by John Badham Produced by …
6drop — [dräp] n. [ME drope < OE dropa, akin to ON drūpa, DROOP, Ger triefen: for IE base see DRIP] 1. a small quantity of liquid that is somewhat spherical, as when falling 2. a very small quantity of liquid 3. [pl.] liquid medicine taken or applied… …
7parachute — ► NOUN ▪ a cloth canopy which allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from a high position. ► VERB ▪ drop or cause to drop by parachute. DERIVATIVES parachutist noun. ORIGIN from French para protection… …
8parachute — [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 …
9drop|sonde — «DROP sond», noun. a radiosonde dropped by parachute from a high flying aircraft to measure weather conditions. ╂[< drop + (radio) sonde] …
10Drop the Celebrity — is a British television game show broadcast in 2003, in which a group of British celebrities in an airplane wait for the audience on the ground to vote on who should be dropped from it by parachute. It was presented by host Mark Durden Smith.… …
