strangle the parrot

动词 v.
英 /ˌstɹæŋɡ(ə)l ðə ˈpæɹət/    美 /ˌstɹæŋɡəl ðə ˈpæɹət/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To switch off the transponder, for example, because it is interfering with the radar system. idiomatic,slang
    — If you fly jets, you know what it means to strangle the parrot (turning off the transponder that identifies aircraft as friendly or hostile) and that the howgozit is a dial that shows how much fuel is left.

词形变化

strangles the parrot present,singular,third-person strangling the parrot participle,present strangled the parrot participle,past strangled the parrot past

词源

From parrot (“(aviation, slang) transponder”). “Parrot” was the British codename for the identification friend or foe system on World War II aircraft which used transponders.
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