DROGUE

drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute

(noun) a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

windsock, wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue

(noun) a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

drogue

(noun) a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

drogue (plural drogues)

(whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

(nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.

(aeronautics) A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute.

(aeronautics) A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.

A wind cone.

Synonyms

• (conical parachute): drag parachute, drag chute, drogue chute, drogue parachute

Anagrams

• drouge, gourde, rogued, rouged

Source: Wiktionary

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Drogue, n. (Naut.)

Definition: See Drag, n.,

6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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