Drogue

Language: English
Pronunciation: drogue
Part of Speech: noun

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

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"a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane"

"restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind"

"a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly"

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