cypres

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Definition of cypres in English English dictionary

Automatic Activation Device for opening the reserve parachute if the jumper fails to

A type of AAD Made by AirTech of Germany, this is the most common type of AAD and the first modern design to be widely adopted by expert skydivers

A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law

Hyphenation

cy·pres

Etymology

[ "sI-'prA, "sE- ] (noun.) 1802. Anglo-French, so near, as near.