interference drag

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noun Aeronautics.

the drag on an aircraft caused by the interaction of two aerodynamic bodies.

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How to use interference drag in a sentence

Finally free of Japanese interference, Korea elected its first autonomous government in almost half a century.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were able to purchase weapons and plot attacks on the island without much interference.
Of Cuban Spies, a Baby, and a Filmmaker: The Strange Tale of the Cuban Five|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This breach is an extraordinary emotional drag on the exhausted population.
In One Corner of Syria, Christmas Spirit Somehow Manages to Survive|Peter Schwartzstein|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Allowing the protests to go on with little interference was always a high-stakes gamble.
De Blasio and the New York City Protesters Have No Blood on Their Hands|Jacob Siegel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Is this your first time dressing in drag, or have you ever had an Ed Wood moment?
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Louis thanking the minister for his generous interference, Sinzendorff took his hand.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The King arrived in Naples bent on maintaining his crown and on allowing no interference from the Emperor.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
We, Watsons, are waiting for him to step forward and drag various dark mysteries into the light of day.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
As far above the interference of man as is the government of the external universe, is that designated the covenant, as ordained.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
This time there was no interference, and Ney so severely wounded his adversary that he was unable to continue his profession.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison