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drag chute

drag chute is the alternative form of drag parachute.

Meaning of drag parachute

Noun

drag parachute (plural drag parachutes)

  1. A parachute deployed behind an aircraft, space shuttle, or motor vehicle as a braking device.
    • The jet dragster has been clocked at 232.24 miles per hour. . . . The car is stopped by a drag parachute.1962 July 27, “Jet-Powered Dragster”, in Spokane Daily Chronicle, retrieved 13 Nov 2015, page 12
    Synonyms:
    parabrake

Forms of drag chute

pluraldrag chutes

Questions about drag chute

What is drag chute the alternative form of?
Drag chute is the alternative form of drag parachute.

Words near drag chute in the dictionary

  1. drag bunted
  2. drag bunting
  3. drag bunts
  4. drag chain
  5. drag chains
  6. drag chute
  7. drag chutes
  8. drag click
  9. drag clicked
  10. drag clicking
  11. drag clicks

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