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parachute flare

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parachute flare [′par·ə‚shüt ‚fler]
(engineering)
Pyrotechnic device attached to a parachute and designed to provide intense illumination for a short period; it may be discharged from aircraft or from the surface.


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Mecar of Belgium manufactures a muzzle-launched parachute flare rifle grenade while Israel Military Industries includes an infrared parachute flare in its rifle grenade family.
 
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