drag arising from vortices that occur behind a body moving through a gas or liquid
Often shortened to: vortex drag. Former name: induced drag
induced drag in American English
noun
Aeronautics
the drag force generated in the production of lift
Word origin
[1925–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: decibel, dropout, gimmick, off-line, recycle