rotochute
/ˈrəʊtə(ʊ)ʃuːt/noun
A mechanical device for slowing the speed of an object falling through the air or through water, consisting of a set of blades that rotate as a result of the downward motion; a buoy or other object fitted with such a device.
Origin
1940s (in an earlier sense). Apparently from roto- + -chute, although in sense 1 the semantic motivation is unclear.
- land girl
- land-grab
- land-grabber
- land-grabbing
- land grant
- landgrave
- landgraviate
- landholder
- landholding
- landing
- landing beacon
- landing card
- landing craft
- landing gear
- landing light
- landing net
- landing pad
- landing page
- landing party
- landing place
- landing platform
- landing run
- landing speed
- landing stage
- landing strip