ALL meanings of drogue
drogue
D d - noun drogue a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor. 1
- noun drogue 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. drogue parachute (def 1). 1
- noun drogue A device, typically conical or funnel-shaped with open ends, towed behind a boat, aircraft, or other moving object to reduce speed or improve stability. 1
- noun drogue (whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving. 0
- noun drogue (nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to. 0
- noun drogue (aeronautics) A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute. 0
- noun drogue (aeronautics) A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice and as a docking point for aerial refuelling. 0
- noun drogue A wind cone. 0
- noun drogue any funnel-like device, esp one of canvas, used as a sea anchor 0
- noun drogue a small parachute released behind a jet aircraft to reduce its landing speed 0
- noun drogue a small parachute released before a heavier main parachute during the landing of a spacecraft 0
- noun drogue a device towed behind an aircraft as a target for firing practice 0
- noun drogue 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 0
- noun drogue sea anchor 0
- noun drogue a funnel-shaped device towed behind an aircraft or spacecraft for its drag effect (also drogue parachute), or as a target, for use in certain refueling operations, etc. 0