drogue

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
noun restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind

Uncertain; probably related to drag in some way.

15 We had each bent on our drogues in the same way, when we passed our ends to one another. — Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell

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