drogue | BabelNet

ENdrogueNoun

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

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

windsockwind socksock

Restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind

sea anchor

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A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

drogue chutedrogue parachute

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ENdrogueVerb

To transport small loads along the coastline to larger ports, where they can be added to the cargo of larger ships that make longer journeys.

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To harpoon or spear (a whale) with a weapon that has a drogue attached.

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To use a drogue with.

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To act as a drogue, slowing down and stabilizing a drifting object.

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