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11brake parachute — noun : a deceleration parachute * * * brake parachute noun A parachute attached to the tail of some high performance aircraft, used as a brake for landing • • • Main Entry: ↑brake * * * brake parachute, = drag parachute. (Cf. ↑drag parachute) …
12Brake run — A brake run on a roller coaster is any section of track meant to slow or stop a roller coaster train.[1] Brake runs may be located anywhere along the circuit of a coaster and may be designed to bring the train to a complete halt or to simply… …
13drag — [c]/dræg / (say drag) verb (dragged, dragging) –verb (t) 1. to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail. 2. to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like. 3. Computers to move (text, a file, etc.) across a… …
14drag — [[t]dræg[/t]] v. dragged, drag•ging, n. adj. 1) to draw slowly and with effort; haul 2) to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like: to drag a lake for a gun[/ex] 3) to smooth (land) with a drag or harrow 4) to introduce or insert: He drags his… …
15drag — verb (drags, dragging, dragged) 1》 pull along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty. ↘take (someone) somewhere, despite their reluctance. ↘move (an image) across a computer screen using a mouse. 2》 trail along the ground. ↘search… …
16drag — [1] To accelerate a vehicle from a standing start, over a course one fourth mile in length. Also called drag racing. [2] Used by some drivers when referring to challenging another driver to an acceleration race. [3] Air resistance. See… …
17Drag freight — A drag freight is a slow, high tonnage railroad train, often carrying commodities such as coal or ore. Compared to Fast freight[disambiguation needed  ] trains, drag freight trains have a very low power to weight ratio, making them somewhat… …
18drag — Synonyms and related words: adduct, adduction, affinity, aggravation, allurement, amble, annoyance, arrest, artery, attract, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, avenue, bad news, bag, bale, barge, be magnetic, be prolonged,… …
19drag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. draw, pull, tow, tug, haul; protract, draw out; lag, dawdle, inch along. Slang, race. See slowness, traction, lateness. in drag II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything that is drawn] Syn. harrow, scraper, bar …
20drag parachute — noun : a parachute released from the rear of an airplane to help slow it down during the ground run in landing * * * drag parachute, a parachute used especially to slow down an aircraft on the runway in landing; brake parachute: »It will [land]… …
