drogue

Speech parts

1. drogue - Noun

2. drogue - Verb

Meaning

See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

drogue chute drogue parachute sock sea anchor air sock air-sleeve windsock wind sock wind cone wind sleeve bower chock chain bit arrest
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Antonyms

hand service influence release guide advantage
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Hypernyms

mark target parachute restraint constraint chute

Anagrams

gourde rouged drouge rogued

Examples

Israel is interested in purchasing up to 75 F-35s. citation CF-35 main The Canadian CF-35 is a proposed variant that would differ from the F-35A through the addition of a drogue parachute and may include an F-35B/C-style refueling probe. Source: Internet

At 16:44 UTC the drogue parachutes had been deployed and seven minutes later the Command Module struck the water forcefully. Source: Internet

At convert the drogue parachute stabilized the spacecraft and was followed at convert by the three main parachutes. Source: Internet

KC-135 crews refueled both Air Force and Navy / Marine Corps aircraft; though they would have to change to probe and drogue adapters depending upon the mission, the Navy not having fitted their aircraft with flying boom receptacles. Source: Internet

However, because Eustace's jump involved a drogue parachute while Baumgartner's did not, their vertical speed and free fall distance records remain in different record categories. Source: Internet

The pods themselves are Flight Refueling Limited (FRL) MK.32B model pods, and refuel via the probe and drogue method, rather than the primary " flying boom " method. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Drogobitai drogoman Drogubite drogue anchor drogue chute drogue parachute