Definition of Dive brake

1. Noun. A small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.

Exact synonyms: Airbrake
Generic synonyms: Constraint, Restraint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dive Brake

divaricate
divaricated
divaricately
divaricates
divaricating
divarication
divarications
divaricator
divas
divast
dive
dive-bomb
dive-bombing
dive bomber
dive bombers
dive brake (current term)
dive in
diveable
divebomb
divebombed
divebombing
divebombs
dived
dived in
divedapper
divedappers
divellicate
divellicated
divemaster
divemasters

Literary usage of Dive brake

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Case Studies in the Development of Close Air Support by B. Franklin Cooling (1990)
"This North American A-36, a ground attack configuration of the P-51 Mustang fighter, has the dive brake beneath its port wing deployed. ..."

2. The Airplane: A Practical Discussion of the Principles of Airplane Flightby Frederick Bedell by Frederick Bedell (1920)
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