drogue
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 wind.
synonyms: air-sleeve, air sock, sock, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind sock, windsock.
Polish: rękaw, skarpeta
3 drogue
Restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind.
synonym: sea anchor.
Polish: dryfkotwa
4 drogue
A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly.
synonyms: drogue chute, drogue parachute.
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