GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Drogue , n.
    (Naut.) See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.
   1913 Webster
   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
   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
         
       

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   parachute , 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.
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