delayed opening


noun
  1. 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 Reid
  • I 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 Conrad
  • A misgiving came over him as he held the letter in his hand, and he delayed opening it.

  • The Israelite thus honored delayed opening the linen envelope while he surveyed the messenger.

  • Shann delayed opening his eyes until a kind of shame drove him to it.

    Storm Over Warlock | Andre Norton