rubber jungle



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rubber jungle

An aviation term among pilots and airline crew for the effect created when the rubber oxygen masks in a commercial aircraft deploy from its ceiling. Everyone started to panic when the rubber jungle appeared, so I had to reassure them that it was just a minor hiccup and that we were all perfectly safe.
See also: jungle, rubber

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tanvi-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
GeroldGE-rawlt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Javed-Persian, Urdu
Latif-Arabic
Henrykahen-RI-kahPolish
Na'im-Arabic