drogue

Nouns

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

Synonyms

air-sleeve air sock wind cone wind sleeve windsock wind sock sock sea anchor drogue chute drogue parachute

Words of close approximity

drogue chute drogue parachute