drag
resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
Example
“When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.”
Other meanings
Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
“A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.”
A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "draga" (to draw, attract).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “drag” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.