Sentence examples for drag means from inspiring English sources

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That, in conjunction with the reduced aerodynamic drag, means the new Corvette will be incrementally faster.

Frictional drag means the air closest to the surface of the fuselage moves more slowly than the rest.

He said: "I get these young kids who are into drag, and really getting their take about what drag means to them, especially since they've never been through the gay rights movement or the things that I've seen.

Less drag means greater efficiency.

The reduction in drag means that we can widen the rear-wheel track still further, from its original 1.8m out to 2.2m, increasing the car's stability by nearly a fifth - which gets my vote!

Drag means charity events, parties, and photos.

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Low drag meant that less power would be needed to reach the same speeds.

That is, it's taboo if they find out, they being those people somewhere upstairs and inside offices and far away generally, so what does a little drag mean anyway?

The slanguist Eric Partridge reported that earlier, around 1850, the usage "to flash the drag" meant "to wear women's clothes for immoral purposes (in drag, thus dressed)." The verb to drag comes from the Old Norse dragga and Middle English drawen, "to draw," specifically "to haul with difficulty".

So does this excess drag mean that we can't reach 1,000mph?

In this case, there is no plan B. Years decadeses, really – of foot-dragging mean that the world's hardware manufacturers, OS coders, website builders and Internet service providers are stuck with the existing system.

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