n. 风向袋, 浮标

Drogue \Drogue\ (dr[=o]g), n.
1. (Naut.) See {Drag}, n., 6, and {Drag sail}, under {Drag},
n.

2. 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.
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3. 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]

parachute \par"a*chute\, 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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