drogue

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Synonyms: rogue, brogue, progue, dogue, trogue, droge, adrogue

Antonyms: rogue, brogue, progue, dogue, trogue, droge, adrogue

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|whaling}} A floating object attached to the end of a [[harpoon]] line to slow a [[whale]] down and prevent it from diving.
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} A type of [[bag]] pulled behind a [[boat]] to stop it from [[broach to|broaching to]].
3. {{lb|en|aeronautics}} A [[conical]] [[parachute]] used as a [[brake]] for some kinds of [[aircraft]], or as a means of [[extract]]ing and [[deploy]]ing a larger [[parachute]], or to [[slow]] a rapidly-moving [[vehicle]] to a [[speed]] where it can safely deploy a larger [[parachute]].
4. {{lb|en|aeronautics}} A conical [[basket]] or [[device]] used variously as a target for [[gunnery]] practice, and as a [[docking]] point for [[aerial refuelling]].
5. A [[wind cone]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To harpoon or spear (a whale) with a weapon that has a drogue attached.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To use a drogue with.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To act as a drogue, slowing down and stabilizing a drifting object.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To transport small loads along the coastline to larger ports, where they can be added to the cargo of larger ships that make longer journeys.

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