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Definition of Drogue
1. Noun. A funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane.
2. Noun. A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind.
Generic synonyms: Visual Signal
3. Noun. Restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind.
4. Noun. A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly.
Definition of Drogue
1. n. See Drag,
Definition of Drogue
1. Noun. (context: whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to. ¹
3. Noun. (aeronautics) A conical basket or fabric construction used variously as a type of brake for some kinds of aircraft, a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling. ¹
4. Noun. A wind cone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drogue
1. a sea anchor [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drogue
Literary usage of Drogue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of by Forster, R. P (1818)
"A Greek, brother to a drogue- man of the Porte, commanded there; the Sclavonian
had some difference with him, and ended by giving him a sound drubbing. ..."
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