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high speed, low drag

high speed, low drag adjective: highly efficient.

Adjective

high speed, low drag (not comparable)

  1. (figuratively, informal) Highly efficient.
  2. (figuratively, informal) Competent or reliable.
    • "It was an ad hoc, special sanction tactical team, made up of what we call in the business 'high-speed, low-drag' operators. The very best of the very best."2009, Mark Greaney, The Gray Man, Penguin, →ISBN, page 40
    • "Captain O'Malley tells me you're all high speed, low drag people," Kinkaid began. "Capable and dependable, unlike most claymores."2003, Derek Hart, Shadows in Replay, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 109

Adverb

high speed, low drag (not comparable)

  1. (figuratively, informal) Highly efficiently or competently.

Origin of high speed, low drag

In aviation, wings and other external aircraft components are engineered to minimize aerodynamic drag, thereby optimizing the aircraft’s maximum attainable speed.

Questions about high speed, low drag

What does high speed, low drag mean?
High speed, low drag means highly efficient.
What part of speech is high speed, low drag?
High speed, low drag can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near high speed, low drag in the dictionary

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  6. high speed, low drag
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  8. high spirits
  9. high steel
  10. high steels
  11. high stick

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