drogue parachute

Variant of drogue

drogue definition

drogue (drōg)

noun

  1. sea anchor
  2. 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.

Etymology: prob. altered < Scot drug, dial. var. of drag

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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