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brake parachute

noun

  1. a parachute attached to the rear of a vehicle and opened to assist braking Also calledbrake chuteparachute brakeparabrake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The suspension assemblies are mostly done, and the first brake parachute cans have been delivered.

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In addition to Bloodhound's airbrake system, we will have a brake parachute as a backup, and another brake parachute as a backup to the backup, just in case.

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