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Word entry · 6 letters

drogue

Best crossword clue

"Drag chute"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /dɹəʊɡ/Part of speech nounSorted degoruStarts with DEnds with E2 clues
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Definitions

  1. a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

Used in a sentence

  • Here this type was drogued at 30 m by a^([sic]) 11.85 m parachute while the other types were not drogued.
  • Moreover, droguing the drifter to some depth will not necessarily help.
  • These surface buoys are drogued to drift with the currents at a target depth around 15 m (Fig. 1.3A), to avoid drifting with currents very close to the surface.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Drag chute6 letters
02Small drag parachute6 letters

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