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strangle the parrot
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Verb
idiomatic
slang
Japanese Meaning
航空機のトランスポンダー（レーダー用信号応答装置）を、レーダー干渉を避ける目的で意図的にオフにする行為
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(idiomatic, aviation, slang) To switch off the transponder (“a radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal”) of an aircraft, for example, because it is interfering with the radar system.
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strangle the parrot
During the holding pattern, the captain decided to strangle the parrot because the aircraft's intermittent signal was corrupting the approach controller's radar.
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During the holding pattern, the captain decided to strangle the parrot because the aircraft's intermittent signal was corrupting the approach controller's radar.
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