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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024drogue (drōg),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor.
- Aeronautics
- a funnel-shaped device attached to the end of a hose on a tanker aircraft for connecting with the probe of another aircraft to be refueled in flight.
- AeronauticsSee drogue parachute (def. 1).
- earlier drug, common dialect, dialectal variant of drag 1715–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: drogue /drəʊɡ/ n - any funnel-like device, esp one of canvas, used as a sea anchor
- a small parachute released behind a jet aircraft to reduce its landing speed
- a small parachute released before a heavier main parachute during the landing of a spacecraft
- a device towed behind an aircraft as a target for firing practice
- 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
- another name for windsock
Etymology: 18th Century: probably based ultimately on Old English dragan to draw |