disreef

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verb

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.”

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Meanings

verbdisreef (third-person singular simple present disreefs, present participle disreefing, simple past and past participle disreefed)

present singular third person disreefs · participle present disreefing · participle past disreefed · past disreefed

  1. space flightaeronauticsTo 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. nauticalTo let out (a reefed sail) to increase the area it exposes to the wind.

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APA

disreef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disreef

MLA

“disreef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disreef. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disreef,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disreef.

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