Netko <Someone.not@this.address> wrote in
news:0001HW.CFF08A95000CA7E0B03139BF@news-europe.giganews.com:
> On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 15:19:39 +0100, Andrew Chaplin wrote
> (in article <XnsA36F692D1F45EHortenzyFortensnort@216.196.97.131>):
>
>> The "daisies," or "margarites" in French and shortened to "marg" in
>> English military slang, were likely dispersal areas for aircraft
>> served by a track that led to the taxiways. Vestiges of the post-war
>> variety can be
>
> Ah, 'zones of loosening' = 'dispersal areas'. It's obvious now.
>
> Thanks.
Change made in Wikipedia.
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