dive brake

/daɪv breɪk/
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Other forms: dive brakes

Definitions of dive brake
  1. noun
    a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft
    synonyms: airbrake
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    type of:
    constraint, restraint
    a device that impede's something's motion
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