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verb · intransitive

disreef

disreef · disreefs · disreefed · disreefing

To allow to fully openTo allow (a reefed parachute) to fully open.

Meaning

2 senses

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.
To let out (a reefed sail) to increase the area it exposes to the wind.

Forms

disreefs, disreefing, disreefed, disreefed

Base form	disreef · to disreef
3rd person singular	disreefs
Present participle	disreefing
Past simple	disreefed
Past participle	disreefed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	disreef
he, she, it	disreefs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

disreefed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have disreefed
he, she, it	has disreefed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will disreef

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

disprove disputeB2 disqualifyB2 disregardB2 disrepair

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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