drogue

noun

ˈdrōg

: sea anchor

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

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

: 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

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At an altitude of about 24,500 feet, two small drogue parachutes unfurled, slowing and stabilizing the Starliner. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024 On decent, a pair of drogue chutes are deployed to slow the craft, followed by three main chutes. —

Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024 After crossing the panhandle of Florida, now flying at just a few hundred miles per hour, small drogue parachutes inflated to stabilize the spacecraft followed by the four main chutes. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024 At 9,000 feet, the other signal sent the command to actually release the drogue chute. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for drogue