drogue, n.
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(drogues)
a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
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drogue drogue chute drogue parachute
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restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
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drogue sea anchor
a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
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air sock air-sleeve drogue sock wind cone wind sleeve wind sock windsock
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a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
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drogue
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