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Drogue

see synonyms of drogue

Noun

1. drogue

a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

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

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

3. drogue, sea anchor

restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind

4. drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute

a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Drogue

see synonyms of drogue
noun
1. 
any funnel-like device, esp one of canvas, used as a sea anchor
2. 
a. 
a small parachute released behind a jet aircraft to reduce its landing speed
b. 
a small parachute released before a heavier main parachute during the landing of a spacecraft
3. 
a device towed behind an aircraft as a target for firing practice
4. 
a funnel-shaped device on the end of the refuelling hose of a tanker aircraft, to assist stability and the location of the probe of the receiving aircraft
5.  another name for windsock

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Drogue

see synonyms of drogue
noun
1. 
sea anchor
2. 
a funnel-shaped device towed behind an aircraft or spacecraft for its drag effect (also drogue parachute), or as a target, for use in certain refueling operations, etc.
see also ballute

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Drogue

see synonyms of drogue
n.
1. Nautical See sea anchor.
2. A drogue parachute.
3. A funnel-shaped or cone-shaped device towed behind an aircraft as a target.
4. A funnel-shaped device at the end of the hose of a tanker aircraft, used as a stabilizer and receptacle for the probe of a receiving aircraft, as in refueling.

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