| drogue [n] |
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| 1) | a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane |
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| See Also:
| mark |
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| 2) | a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind |
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| Synonyms : | air_sock sock wind_cone wind_sleeve windsock |
| See Also:
| visual_signal |
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| 3) | restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind |
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| Synonyms : | sea_anchor |
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| constraint ship |
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| 4) | a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly |
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| Synonyms : | drogue_chute drogue_parachute |
| See Also:
| chute |
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