drogue
a 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.
Origin of drogue
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How to use drogue in a sentence
We had each bent on our drogues in the same way, when we passed our ends to one another.
The Cruise of the Cachalot | Frank T. BullenBen identified the latter as the “drogues,” that form part of the equipment of a regular whale-ship.
The Ocean Waifs | Mayne ReidEvery small yacht should be provided with one of these drogues or sea-anchors when a long cruise is to be undertaken.
Yachting Vol. 1 | Various.Again an oar went up, and the third boat bent on, adding more drogues to stop his way.
Old Jack | W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for drogue
/ (drəʊɡ) /
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
Origin of drogue
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