Definition of drogue
1
: sea anchor
2a
: a cylindrical or funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
b
: a small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something (such as an astronaut's capsule) or for pulling a larger parachute out of stowage
3
: a funnel-shaped device which is attached to the end of a long flexible hose suspended from a tanker airplane in flight and into which the probe of another airplane is fitted so as to receive fuel from the tanker
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The first known use of drogue was in 1875
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