Drogues
Word | DROGUES |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | N/A |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Drogues"
What do we mean by drogues?
(whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute.
A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.
A wind cone.
Main Entry: drogue Pronunciation: 'drOg Function: noun Etymology 1: Anthony Burgess’ _A Clockwork Orange_. Date: circa 1971 Etymology 2: probably alteration of 1drag Date: 1875 1. A toady. A cohort. A person that you use as a pawn. Someone that goes before the leader to take the main assault. A friend by convenience. 2 : SEA ANCHOR 3 a : a cylindrical or funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane b : a small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something (as an astronaut's capsule) or for pulling a larger parachute out of stowage 3 : a funnel-shaped device which is attached to the end of a long flexible hose suspended from a tanker airplane in flight and into which the probe of another airplane is fitted so as to receive fuel from the tanker. *Definitions 2-3 derive from Merriam Webster. Urban Dictionary
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