drogue
pronunciation
How to pronounce drogue in British English:
UK [drəʊg]
How to pronounce drogue in American English:
US [droʊg]
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- Noun:
- 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
- restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
- a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Jiangsu , xuzhou source de la drogue tian import et export corporation .
- 2. Those so-called drogue chutes are designed to trigger release of the main parachutes , each 35 meters ( 116 feet ) in diameter .
- 3. First to unfold were the two 14-foot-wide drogue chutes , which criented the craft and continued slowing it .
- 4. Baumgartner can deploy the drogue manually if he feels out of control , but will have to wait at least half a minute after stepping from the capsule .
- 5. While the aircraft is in flight , the pilot wears a unique helmet that combines the real out-the-window sky view from a camera with a view of the refueling drogue and tanker aircraft from a virtual reality element of the simulation .