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Meaning of drogue

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  drogue
      n 1: a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
      2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
         airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock},
         {wind sock}, {sock}, {air sock}, {air-sleeve}, {wind sleeve},
         {wind cone}, {drogue}]
      3: restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats
         behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading
         into a wind [syn: {sea anchor}, {drogue}]
      4: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving
         rapidly [syn: {drogue}, {drogue chute}, {drogue parachute}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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