DROGUE


Meaning of DROGUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdrōg ]

noun

Etymology: probably alteration of drag (I)

Date: 1875

1. : sea anchor

2.

a. : a cylindrical or funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

b. : a small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something (as an astronaut's capsule) or for pulling a larger parachute out of stowage

3. : a funnel-shaped device which is attached to the end of a long flexible hose suspended from a tanker airplane in flight and into which the probe of another airplane is fitted so as to receive fuel from the tanker

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.