delayed opening
aeronautics the automatic opening of a parachute after a predetermined delay to allow the parachutist to reach a particular height
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How to use delayed opening in a sentence
Some already had them in hand, but delayed opening fire, a word from baas Rynwald restraining them.
The Vee-Boers | Mayne ReidI delayed opening it in order to pay the tribute of astonishment due to the event by flinging my hands above my head.
'Twixt Land & Sea | Joseph ConradA misgiving came over him as he held the letter in his hand, and he delayed opening it.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 | VariousThe Israelite thus honored delayed opening the linen envelope while he surveyed the messenger.
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. WallaceShann delayed opening his eyes until a kind of shame drove him to it.
Storm Over Warlock | Andre Norton
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