- ground lag
- noun
: the horizontal distance by which the actual trajectory of a bomb in air lags behind the theoretical path in a vacuum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ground lag
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lag — lag1 [lag] vi. lagged, lagging [? akin to obs. Dan lakke, to go slowly] 1. a) to fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger b) to move or develop more slowly than expected, desired, etc.; be retarded in motion, development, etc. 2. to become… … English World dictionary
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lag — lag1 /lag/, v., lagged, lagging, n. v.i. 1. to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind: After five minutes of hard running, some of them began to lag. 2. to move or develop slowly, as toward a goal or objective, or in… … Universalium
lag — I [[t]læg[/t]] v. lagged, lag•ging, n. 1) to fail to maintain a desired pace or speed: to lag behind in production[/ex] 2) to linger; delay 3) to decrease gradually; flag: Interest lagged as the meeting went on[/ex] 4) gam to throw one s shooting … From formal English to slang
ground — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earth, terra firma, soil; foundation, basis; cause, reason; viewpoint. See covering. v. base, establish; settle, fix; instruct. adj. pulverized, grated; whittled, sharpened, abraded. See land, support … English dictionary for students
lag — I. /læg / (say lag) verb (i) (lagged, lagging) 1. to decrease, wane, or flag: his interest in the project is lagging. 2. Marbles a. → phernudge. b. US to throw one s shooting marble towards a line on the ground in order to decide on the order of… …
lag — Synonyms and related words: afterthought, antedate, arrest, be found wanting, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, cast out, check, closing, collapse, come short, con, concluding, confine, dalliance, dally, dallying, dawdle, dawdling, dead… … Moby Thesaurus
lag line — noun Etymology: lag (I) : a line toward which players lag (as in marbles) * * * lag line, the line in marble games drawn on the ground toward which the players toss marbles to fix the order of shooting … Useful english dictionary
Lag screw — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
