drogue (dr g)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. [Perhaps alteration of drag (influenced by obsolete drogue, drug).] |
drogue [drəʊg]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) any funnel-like device, esp one of canvas, used as a sea anchor
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics)
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. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a device towed behind an aircraft as a target for firing practice
4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) 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. (Engineering / Aeronautics) another name for windsock
[probably based ultimately on Old English dragan to draw]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | drogue - a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane |
| 2. |  drogue - a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the windvisual signal - a signal that involves visual communication | |
| 3. |  drogue - restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a windconstraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| 4. | drogue - a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly |
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