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strangles the parrot

strangles the parrot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strangle the parrot.

Meaning of strangle the parrot

Verb

strangle the parrot (third-person singular simple present strangles the parrot, present participle strangling the parrot, simple past and past participle strangled the parrot)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To switch off the transponder, for example, because it is interfering with the radar system.
    • 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.1990, Tom Fahey, “Types of Jargon”, in The Joys of Jargon, Hauppauge, N.Y.; London: Barron’s Educational Series, →ISBN, pages 21–22
    Antonyms:
    squawk the parrot

Questions about strangles the parrot

What is strangles the parrot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strangles the parrot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strangle the parrot.

Words near strangles the parrot in the dictionary

  1. strangler
  2. strangler fig
  3. strangler figs
  4. stranglers
  5. strangles
  6. strangles the parrot
  7. stranglest
  8. strangleth
  9. strangleweed
  10. strangling
  11. strangling angel

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