- parachute fabric
- парашютная ткань
Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
Parachute — This article is about the device. For sports involving a parachute, see Parachuting. For other meanings, see Parachute (disambiguation). Parachutes opening A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by… … Wikipedia
Parachute pants — are a style of trousers (pants) characterised by the use of ripstop nylon and / or extremely baggy cuts. In the original loose fitting, extraneously zippered style of the late 70s parachute refers to the pants synthetic nylon material. In the… … Wikipedia
Parachute (disambiguation) — Parachute may refer to: *Parachute, a fabric device to slow descent through the air *Parachute, Colorado, USA, a town * Parachute (album), an album by the band Guster * Parachute (1970 album), a 1970 album by The Pretty Things * Parachutes… … Wikipedia
parachute — parachutic, adj. parachutist, parachuter, n. /par euh shooht /, n., v., parachuted, parachuting. n. 1. a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down… … Universalium
parachute — An umbrella shaped area of fabric for producing drag. The fabric body is the canopy, constructed of a number of tapering strips, called gores, which meet at the top like slices of an orange. A hole at the top, called a vent, allows air to flow… … Aviation dictionary
parachute — I. noun Etymology: French, from para (as in parasol) + chute fall more at chute Date: 1785 1. a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended… … New Collegiate Dictionary
parachute — par•a•chute [[t]ˈpær əˌʃut[/t]] n. v. chut•ed, chut•ing 1) aer. a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, etc., to descend slowly from a height, esp. from an aircraft 2) to… … From formal English to slang
parachute pants — noun plural Etymology: probably so called because the billowiness of such pants suggests a parachute : baggy casual pants of lightweight fabric often with an elastic or drawstring at the waist and the cuffs … Useful english dictionary
parachute pants — noun plural Date: 1977 baggy casual pants of lightweight fabric often with an elastic or drawstring at the waist and the cuffs … New Collegiate Dictionary
parachute — 1. noun /ˈpærəʃuːt/ A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object. 2. verb /ˈpærəʃuːt/ a) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device. b) To be placed in an… … Wiktionary
Drogue parachute — A B 52H Stratofortress from the 307th Bomb Wing deploying its drag chute for landing … Wikipedia