Definition of Drogue

1. Noun. A funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane.

Generic synonyms: Mark, Target

2. Noun. A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind.

3. Noun. Restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind.
Exact synonyms: Sea Anchor
Generic synonyms: Constraint, Restraint
Group relationships: Ship

4. Noun. A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly.
Exact synonyms: Drogue Chute, Drogue Parachute
Generic synonyms: Chute, Parachute

Definition of Drogue

1. n. See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.

Definition of Drogue

1. a sea anchor [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drogue

drizzled
drizzles
drizzlier
drizzliest
drizzling
drizzlingly
drizzly
DRMS
droger
drogers
Drogheda
drogher
droghers
drogman
drogoman
drogue (current term)
drogues
droguet
droguets
drogue chute
drogue parachute
droich
droichier
droichs
droichy
droid
droids
droil
droiled
droiling

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