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Small Parachutes Crossword Clue

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noun

• a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

• a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

• restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind

• a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

29%5 ___ out (parachutes)
noun

• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

• the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)

verb

• release after a security has been paid

• deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

• secure the release of (someone) by providing security

• empty (a vessel) by bailing

• remove (water) from a vessel with a container

29%8 Mechanisms for deploying parachutes when skydiving
noun

• a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend

• a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent

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