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drogue:
- drijfanker

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Detailed Translations for drogue from English to Dutch

drogue:

drogue [the ~] nom

the drogue (sea anchor)

– restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind ¹
het drijfanker
- drijfanker [het ~] nom

Translation Matrix for drogue:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
drijfanker	drogue; sea anchor
-	air sock; air-sleeve; drogue chute; drogue parachute; sea anchor; sock; wind cone; wind sleeve; wind sock; windsock

Synonyms for "drogue":

target; mark
windsock; wind sock; sock; air sock; air-sleeve; wind sleeve; wind cone; visual signal
sea anchor; restraint; constraint
drogue chute; drogue parachute; parachute; chute

Related Definitions for "drogue":

a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly¹
restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind¹
a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind¹
a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University