high speed, low drag

adjective

Highly efficient.

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Meanings

adjectivehigh speed, low drag (not comparable)
  1. figurativelyinformalnot comparableHighly efficient.
  2. figurativelyinformalnot comparableCompetent or reliable.

    "Captain O'Malley tells me you're all high speed, low drag people," Kinkaid began. "Capable and dependable, unlike most claymores."

    2003, Derek Hart, Shadows in Replay, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 109
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    "It was an ad hoc, special sanction tactical team, made up of what we call in the business 'high-speed, low-drag' operators. The very best of the very best."

    2009, Mark Greaney, The Gray Man, Penguin, →ISBN, page 40
adverbhigh speed, low drag (not comparable)
  1. figurativelyinformalnot comparableHighly efficiently or competently.

Origin

In aviation, wings and other external aircraft components are engineered to minimize aerodynamic drag, thereby optimizing the aircraft’s maximum attainable speed.

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Chicago

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