drogue
1
9.9
- noun
- /droʊɡ/
- Specialized
:
paracaídas estabilizador
- The drogue—similar to the one that helps slow the space shuttle—would deploy and brake the force of the jet's landing.
- drogue parachute
- deploy a drogue
- drogue chute
Examples
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In the event of an abort... the tower will carry the command module away from the launch vehicle... and will activate a system of drogue chutes at 10,000 feet.
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And once the restoration was complete, the drogue cover would be bolted back in place.
Academic text (2006) -
At 25,000 feet, just as the needle passed the black triangle on the gauge, the drogue parachutes opened with a soft jolt.
Fiction book (1996) -
At 20,000 feet, the drogue chutes deployed, followed by small pilot chutes that ultimately deployed the three huge parachutes seen here.
Blog text (7) -
The Red Bull team equipped Baumgartner's rig with a special drogue chute that could have deployed to stabilize him if a suit-mounted G meter registered over 3.5 Gs for more than six seconds.
Blog text (32) -
The spacecraft deployed a drogue parachute to slow its descent and ensure a safe landing.
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During the test flight, the drogue helped stabilize the aircraft as it descended through turbulent skies.
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As the car skidded, the driver activated the drogue to regain control and reduce speed.
Synonyms
119
2.0
A large piece of strong cloth that fills with air and slows a person's fall
1
8.2
A small parachute that slows something moving very fast, for example a plane or race car
1
8.6
A small hinged flap or parachute on an aircraft that increases drag to slow descent
A small parachute that slows something moving fast or helps open the main parachute
A device like a small parachute or flap that slows an aircraft while flying
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.2
A small parachute that slows something moving very fast, for example a plane or race car
- Specialized
A small parachute that slows something moving fast or helps open the main parachute
How Effective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drogue is easy to remember if you think of the English word drag ('to pull'); a drogue is like a small parachute that is pulled behind a fast object to slow it and keep it steady, which is why pilots and racers use one.