drogue

Meaning

Noun

1. A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
2. A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
3. A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute, or to slow a rapidly-moving vehicle to a speed where it can safely deploy a larger parachute.
4. A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.
5. A wind cone.

Verb

1. To harpoon or spear (a whale) with a weapon that has a drogue attached.
2. To use a drogue with.
3. To act as a drogue, slowing down and stabilizing a drifting object.
4. To transport small loads along the coastline to larger ports, where they can be added to the cargo of larger ships that make longer journeys.

Synonyms

sea anchor

air-sleeve

wind sleeve

air sock

windsock

wind cone

wind sock

sock

drogue parachute

drogue chute

ship

🚢

drag anchor

vessel

weather vane

yacht

floating anchor

weather cock

wind vane

seaanchor

floating beacon

cuttent drogue

current float

floating mark

float rod

wind lock

aisle

barge

boat

⛵

buoy

buoyage

drag

grapnel

hoy

nave

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɹəʊɡ/

Etymology

Uncertain; probably related to drag in some way.