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disreef

disreef verb: to allow (a reefed parachute) to fully open.

Verb

disreef (third-person singular simple present disreefs, present participle disreefing, simple past and past participle disreefed)

  1. (space flight) To allow (a reefed parachute) to fully open.
    • Once the SRBs decelerate following initial main-parachute deployment, the parachutes disreef in stages to gradually slow the boosters to a safe splashdown speed.
  2. To let out (a reefed sail) to increase the area it exposes to the wind.

Forms of disreef

third-person singular presentdisreefs
present participledisreefing
past participledisreefed
pastdisreefed

Questions about disreef

What does disreef mean?
Disreef means to allow (a reefed parachute) to fully open.
What part of speech is disreef?
Disreef is a verb.
What is the past tense of disreef?
The past tense of disreef is disreefed.

Words near disreef in the dictionary

  1. disrecommendation
  2. disrecommendations
  3. disrecommended
  4. disrecommending
  5. disrecommends
  6. disreef
  7. disreefed
  8. disreefing
  9. disreefs
  10. disregard
  11. disregardable

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