Drogue

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  parachute \par"a*chute\, v. i.
     TO descend to th ground from an airplane or other high place
     using a parachute; as, when the plane stalled, he parachuted
     safely to the ground.
     [PJC]
  


     {golden parachute} a generous set of financial benefits,
        including severance pay, provided by contract to a
        high-level corporate employee in the event s/he is
        dismissed or his/her job is lost in a corporate takeover
        or merger; also, the contract providing for such benefits.
        
  
     {drogue parachute} a small parachute that is first released
        and opened in order to more reliably deploy a larger
        parachute. Also called {drogue}.
        [PJC] parachuter

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drogue \Drogue\ (dr[=o]g), n.
     1. (Naut.) See {Drag}, n., 6, and {Drag sail}, under {Drag},
        n.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a small parachute dragged behind a vehicle as a means of
        stabilizing it, or deployed first so as to assist opening
        of a larger parachute.
        [PJC]
  
     3. a funnel-shaped attachment at the end of a hose suspended
        from a tanker airplane in flight, to which the probe of
        another airplane may connect, so as to complete a
        connecting hose line through which fuel may be transferred
        from the tanker to the following airplane. It is used for
        in-flight refueling.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drogue
       n 1: a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
       2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
          airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock},
           {sock}, {air sock}, {wind sleeve}, {wind cone}]
       3: restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats
          behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the
          heading into a wind [syn: {sea anchor}]
       4: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving
          rapidly [syn: {drogue chute}, {drogue parachute}]