drogue

/droug/
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drogue

A small drogue parachute slows the experimental rocket's descent.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly: A device designed to slow down the descent or speed of an object, such as a spacecraft, aircraft, or racing vehicle.
    • A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind: A wind indicator, often shaped like a cone or sleeve, that visually shows wind direction and sometimes speed.
    • A funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane: A towed aerial target used for gunnery or missile practice.
    • Restraint consisting of a canvas-covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind: A sea anchor or drag device used to stabilize a boat or ship in heavy weather.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The test pilot deployed the drogue to slow the experimental aircraft.
    • The airport's windsock, a type of drogue, indicated strong crosswinds.
    • Military pilots practiced by firing at a drogue towed behind another plane.
    • In the storm, the captain ordered the crew to stream the drogue to keep the ship's bow into the waves.
Advanced Usage

  • "Drogue parachute": A specific type of drogue, often a smaller parachute deployed first to stabilize an object before the main parachute opens.

    • The capsule used a drogue parachute for initial stabilization during re-entry.

  • "Sea drogue": Specifically refers to the maritime drag device used as a sea anchor.

    • They deployed a sea drogue to prevent the life raft from capsizing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sea anchor (n): A synonym for the maritime drogue; a device dragged in the water to slow a vessel or keep it headed into the wind.
  • Windsock (n): A common type of drogue used at airfields to indicate wind direction.
  • Drag device (n): A general term for any apparatus designed to create aerodynamic or hydrodynamic drag.
Synonyms
  • Drag parachute: (for the deceleration parachute).
  • Wind cone: (for the wind indicator).
  • Towed target: (for the aerial practice target).
  • Drift anchor: (for the maritime restraint device).
Related Phrases

  • To stream a drogue: The action of deploying a drogue, especially a sea anchor, into the water.

    • The sailor knew it was time to stream the drogue when the waves grew too large.

  • Drogue deployment: The act of releasing or activating a drogue device.

    • Drogue deployment is a critical phase of the spacecraft's landing sequence.
Related Idioms

(This word is highly technical and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

drogue

A small drogue parachute slows the experimental rocket's descent.

Noun
  1. a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
  2. restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
  3. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
  4. a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

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