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disreef en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:space flight) To allow (a reefed parachute) to fully open.
    • Once the SRBs decelerate following initial main-parachute deployment, the parachutes disreef in stages to gradually slow the boosters to a safe splashdown speed.
  2. To let out (a reefed sail) to increase the area it exposes to the wind.

Forms

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disreefs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
disreefed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
disreefed Tense=Past lexicographic
disreefing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic