English Dictionary

drogue

/dɹəʊɡ/

noun

(whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving. / (nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.

He was caught with a bag of drogue.

意味（1）

(whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road, the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging, escaping into the very centre of the earth.

意味（2）

(nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.

意味（3）

(aeronautics) A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute, or to slow a rapidly-moving vehicle to a speed where it can safely deploy a larger parachute.

意味（4）

(aeronautics) A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.

意味（5）

A wind cone.