"gravity drag" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. (astronautics) The resistance felt by a vehicle ascending against the force of gravity; reduction in delta-v experienced as a result of the partial cancellation by gravity of the vertical component of the thrust applied by a vehicle's engine(s). Wikipedia link: gravity drag Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronautics, Gravity
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