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drogue
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun drogue has 4 senses
- drogue(n = noun.communication) Array - a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane; Array is a kind of mark, target
- drogue(n = noun.communication) air sock, air-sleeve, 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; Array is a kind of visual signal
- drogue(n = noun.artifact) sea anchor - restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind; Array is a kind of constraint, restraint
- drogue(n = noun.artifact) drogue chute, drogue parachute - a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly; Array is a kind of chute, parachute
is a part of ship
OXFORD DICTIONARY
drogue, n.
1 Naut. a a buoy at the end of a harpoon line. b a sea anchor.
2 Aeron. a truncated cone of fabric used as a brake, a target for gunnery, a wind-sock, etc.
1 Naut. a a buoy at the end of a harpoon line. b a sea anchor.
2 Aeron. a truncated cone of fabric used as a brake, a target for gunnery, a wind-sock, etc.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
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