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Meanings of parachute malfunction in English

Failure of a parachuting device.

Synonyms
Examples for "malfunction"
Examples for "malfunction"
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Patients were followed for 6 months; therapy duration and malfunction were recorded.
Pubmed
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Centrifuge parts that worked for a year but then began to malfunction.
The increment: a novel
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Sixty-three percent suffered a shunt malfunction within 5 years of ASD implantation.
Pubmed
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Their malfunction has been linked to a number of diseases and disorders.
Wired
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Since Mission Control could hear their conversations, Scott fabricated a seatbelt malfunction.
Packing for mars: the curious science of life in the void
Usage of parachute malfunction in English
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He said he did not want to comment on the suggestion there was a parachute malfunction, but that this would be investigated.
Radio NZ
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The last fatal skydiving accident there occurred in 2011, when another jumper's parachute malfunctioned, according to sheriff's records.
Reuters
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In 2000, an agency smokejumper leaped from a plane to his death in Alaska after his parachute malfunctioned, Frederick said.
Reuters