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 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION 51

the earth by a rope or cable: as, a *captiv balloon; a *cap- tiv flying^machine.

captive balloon, a balloon anchord or attacht to the ground by means of a rope or cable, which may be either permanently fixt, or connected with an anchor which can be raised at plesure : distinguisht from free balloon. car ka:z n.

1. the part of a balloon or airship in which the aero- nauts sit or stand; the man^vessel; the basket, fuselage, or nacelle.

2. an airship; an aerocar.

carburation ,kazbjo'<:ee-$3n n. the process of impregnating with an atomized velatil hydrocarbon, as the air in an internal^combustion engin, under such conditions that the hydrocarbon vaporizes and ferms with the air an explosiv mixture.

cardinal 'kazdn-1 adj. fundamental, chief, principle.

cardinal point, one of the four points of the horizon (or of the hevens), north, south, east, and west; one of the four chief points of the compass.

cardinal wind, one of the four winds blowing from the cardinal points, north, south, east, and west, respectivly; one of the four winds of heven.

careen ka'ziin intr. list, heel, or incline to one side.

carpal 'kazpol adj. of the carpus or wristejomt of a bird's wing.

carpal angle, see under angle.

carriage 'kaezids n. a tuheeld vehicle; a conveyance; a mov- ing support; the chassis of an aeroplane flying^machine.

rolling carriage, an instrument invented by S. P. Lang- ley for studying the pressure on the normal plane and de- termining the value of the constant relating thereto.

carrier-pigeon 'kaezi-a^pidsan n. [also spelt carrier pigeon] a pigeon tjaind to carry or convey a message from a dis- tance to a point near its home; a homing^pigeon.

car-rigging 'ka:z,zigir) n. the rigging of the car of an air- ship.

carrying-kite 'kaed-irj,kait n. the lower of the two kites, as in Poceck's or Wenham's kite^carriage, designed to fur- nish the carrying^capacity or tjactiv power: distinguisht from the upper or pilot kite; a draftekite.

carrying-power 'kaeri-irj,pou-3z n. the power of an airship to support weight.

carrying-rope 'kaezi-irj^oop n. the rope borne by a rope? bearing kite, as to a wreckt ship, by means of which a life* saving cable is then drawn on board.

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