(DoD) A parachute maneuver in which the parachute is manually activated at the discretion of the jumper or automatically at a preset altitude. See also airdrop; air movement; free drop; high velocity drop; low velocity drop.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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