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Drogue in a sentence

Drogue meaning

  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.

Synonyms of Drogue

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

Related words

Other words often associated with Drogue or its synonyms:

device confinement chute restriction parachute marking valuation unrestraint bop label control plainness

Using Drogue

  • The main meaning on this page is: A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving. | A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to. | 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.
  • Useful related words include: target, drogue chute, constraint, restraint.
  • In the example corpus, drogue often appears in combinations such as: and drogue, drogue parachutes, the drogue.

Context around Drogue

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

two 1× flight 1× parachute 1×

Often after:

parachutes 2× parachute 2× refueling 1× adapters 1× refuelling 1× method 1×

Sentence patterns with Drogue

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

boeing flight drogue and main 1× convert the drogue parachute stabilized 1× involved a drogue parachute while 1× probe and drogue adapters depending 1× probe and drogue method rather 1× probe and drogue refueling gear 1× probe and drogue refuelling techniques 1× the parachute drogue is not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at convert the 1× during the latest 1× however because eustace 1× in february the 1× its boom type 1× kc 135 crews 1×

Common sentence endings:

different record categories 1× drogue refuelling techniques 1× flying boom method 1× flying boom receptacles 1× from the container 1× marine corps aircraft 1×

Words around Drogue

Just before it in the word index:

drogon 12 drogo 23 drogin 2 drogheda 63 droge 2 drogden 2

Just after it in the word index:

drohan 5 droichead 7 droid 83 droids 49 droidsmith 2 droit 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Drogue

  • In this selection, "drogue" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two, flight, parachute, parachutes, parachute and refueling stand out and add context to how "drogue" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include boeing flight drogue and main and convert the drogue parachute stabilized. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "drogue" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with drogue

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At convert the drogue parachute stabilized the spacecraft and was followed at convert by the three main parachutes. (18 words)

Its boom-type refueling apparatus differs from the probe-and-drogue refueling gear used by Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. (20 words)

At 16:44 UTC the drogue parachutes had been deployed and seven minutes later the Command Module struck the water forcefully. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

KC-135 crews refueled both Air Force and Navy / Marine Corps aircraft; though they would have to change to probe and drogue adapters depending upon the mission, the Navy not having fitted their aircraft with flying boom receptacles. (38 words)

In February, the first in a series of reliability tests of the Boeing flight drogue and main parachute system was conducted by releasing a long, dart-shaped test vehicle from a C-17 aircraft over Yuma, Arizona. (37 words)

Shacklady 1962, p. 129. The long term answer to this question was the in-flight refuelling ; several Meteors were provided to Flight Refuelling Limited for trials of the newly developed probe-and-drogue refuelling techniques. (35 words)

Example sentences (10)

Its boom-type refueling apparatus differs from the probe-and-drogue refueling gear used by Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.

During the latest test, one out of the two drogue parachutes and one out of the three main parachutes were intentionally disabled.

In February, the first in a series of reliability tests of the Boeing flight drogue and main parachute system was conducted by releasing a long, dart-shaped test vehicle from a C-17 aircraft over Yuma, Arizona.

At 16:44 UTC the drogue parachutes had been deployed and seven minutes later the Command Module struck the water forcefully.

At convert the drogue parachute stabilized the spacecraft and was followed at convert by the three main parachutes.

However, because Eustace's jump involved a drogue parachute while Baumgartner's did not, their vertical speed and free fall distance records remain in different record categories.

KC-135 crews refueled both Air Force and Navy / Marine Corps aircraft; though they would have to change to probe and drogue adapters depending upon the mission, the Navy not having fitted their aircraft with flying boom receptacles.

Shacklady 1962, p. 129. The long term answer to this question was the in-flight refuelling ; several Meteors were provided to Flight Refuelling Limited for trials of the newly developed probe-and-drogue refuelling techniques.

The pods themselves are Flight Refueling Limited (FRL) MK.32B model pods, and refuel via the probe and drogue method, rather than the primary " flying boom " method.

This can cause the lines to become tangled or a situation where the parachute drogue is not released from the container.

Common combinations with drogue

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "drogue" in a sentence?
An example: "Its boom-type refueling apparatus differs from the probe-and-drogue refueling gear used by Navy and Marine Corps aircraft." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "drogue" from authentic English texts.
What does "drogue" mean?
Drogue means: A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
What are synonyms of "drogue"?
Common synonyms of "drogue" include: target, drogue chute, constraint, restraint, sea anchor, visual signal, wind cone, wind sleeve. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "drogue" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "drogue", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.