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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drogue \Drogue\, n. (Naut.) See {Drag}, n., 6, and {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}, {sock}, {wind sleeve}] 3: a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind [syn: {sea anchor}] 4: a parachute used to decelerate a fast-moving object [syn: {drogue chute}, {drogue parachute}]
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