(engineering) Pyrotechnic device attached to a parachute and designed to provide intense illumination for a short period; it may be discharged from aircraft or from the surface.
parachute flare
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(′par·ə′shüt ′fler)
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A pyrotechnic signal flare that is carried up into the air by a rocket and floats suspended from a small parachute.
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