单词 | dive brake |
释义 | dive brake in British Englishnoun 1. a flap or spoiler extended from the wings of a ground-attack aircraft for controlling a dive 2. another name for air brake dive brake in American Englishnoun Aeronautics a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed Word origin [1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blitz, complementation, gangbuster, hard core, unit trust |
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