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 Translation for 'parachutist' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a parachutist | parachutists
SYNO parachute jumper | parachuter | parachutist
íþr.
fallhlífarstökkvari {k}
parachutist
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Translation for 'parachutist' from English to Icelandic

parachutist
fallhlífarstökkvari {k}íþr.
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Usage Examples English
  • A maroon beret does not mean the wearer is qualified as a military parachutist.
  • He was then trained as a parachutist, and became the first person to be issued with the Royal Aero Club Parachutist Certificate.
  • A parachute landing fall (PLF) is a safety technique that allows a parachutist to land safely and without injury.
  • The "Parachutist Insignia", also known as "lead sleds" or "lead wings", is awarded to personnel upon successful completion of the Basic Airborne Course at the Army Airborne School.
  • A paratrooper is a military parachutist, or generalized as airborne soldiers.

  • Military personnel qualified and a civilian parachutist can be allowed to use the relative insignia on the uniform, called the Jump Qualified Parachutist badge (...).
  • Marie McMillin started her career as a professional parachutist in 1930.
  • Yıldız Kayalar Eruçman (born 1919) was the first Turkish female parachutist.
  • The Parachutist Individual Equipment Kit (PIEK) contains all the Force Recon's parachutist clothing and equipment assigned by Force Recon's Paraloft.
  • General Rudman was an honorary Special Forces Operator, Pathfinder and parachutist instructor.

  • In 1936, when the French parachutist permit had just been created, Clark was the first woman to obtain it from the Ministry of Air, which allowed her to officially become a professional parachutist.
  • In the HALO technique, the parachutist opens the parachute at a low altitude after free-falling for a period of time, while in the HAHO technique, the parachutist opens the parachute at a high altitude just a few seconds after jumping from the aircraft.
  • Yvette Vaucher (née Pilliard; born 1929) is a Swiss mountaineer and parachutist.
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