Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Croatian term or phrase:
protugradne rakete
English translation:
anti-hail rockets
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bjuric2
Apr 24, 2005 15:39
19 yrs ago
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Croatian term
protugradne rakete
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Pyrotechnical articles are article used for entertainment, commercial or other purposes, containing components whose sagorijevanje or explosion serves to achieve the effect of fire, light, warmth, sound or smoke and includes protugradne rakete.
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5 +2 | anti-hail rockets | Mark Daniels |
4 | rockets for hailstorm defense | Ivan Lajnvas |
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anti-hail rockets
I think we've had this before. This is some device which only seems to exist in former Eastern bloc countries! If you do a search you'll see where it comes up. It is fired into clouds which appear to threaten hail, and therefore crops, and causes them to precipitate as rain, or something!
e.g.
http://www.nato.int/sfor/trans/2003/t030610a.htm
"...Major James Billings - SFOR
Good morning. I have one point this morning pertaining to SFORs position regarding the employment of anti-hail rockets. I would like to take this opportunity to emphasise that employment of rockets for hail reduction is a decision for the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)..."
e.g.
http://www.nato.int/sfor/trans/2003/t030610a.htm
"...Major James Billings - SFOR
Good morning. I have one point this morning pertaining to SFORs position regarding the employment of anti-hail rockets. I would like to take this opportunity to emphasise that employment of rockets for hail reduction is a decision for the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)..."
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rockets for hailstorm defense
jel ti moda spretnije ovako?
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