drogue
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /dɹəʊɡ/
Noun

drogue (plural drogues)

  1. (whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
    • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:
      through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road, the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging, escaping into the very centre of the earth.
  2. (nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
  3. (aeronautics) A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute.
  4. (aeronautics) A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.
  5. A wind cone.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: panier-entonnoir (for refuelling)



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