Meaning of drag parachute | Babel Free
Definitions
A parachute deployed behind an aircraft, space shuttle, or motor vehicle as a braking device.
Equivalents
Suomi
jarruvarjo
Examples
“The jet dragster has been clocked at 232.24 miles per hour. . . . The car is stopped by a drag⟳ parachute.”
“As planned, within seconds of touching down, the space craft released a 40-foot-wide drag⟳ parachute to help⟳ slow it down.”
“The aircraft is designed to use⟳ a drag⟳ parachute as a brake, but Mr Prothero didn't have⟳ time to deploy it.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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