"HALO" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: HALOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} HALO (countable and uncountable, plural HALOs)
  1. (parachuting) Acronym of high altitude, low opening. A type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: high altitude (extra: A type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude), low opening (extra: A type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude)
    Sense id: en-HALO-en-noun-daiNrqRE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 38 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 37 32 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, parachuting
  2. Acronym of hazardous area life-support organization. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: hazardous area life-support organization
    Sense id: en-HALO-en-noun-fKesrexv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 38 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 37 32
  3. (aviation) Acronym of high altitude, low orbiting. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: high altitude, low orbiting Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-HALO-en-noun-H~nVsxQe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 38 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 37 32 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: HAHO

Inflected forms

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