Synonyms of the word drogue


DROGUECHUTE - CONSTRAINT - MARK - PARACHUTE - RESTRAINT - SOCK - TARGET - WINDSOCK

drogue

  • n. (whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it…
  • n. (nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
  • n. (aeronautics) A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft or as a means of extracting…
  • n. (aeronautics) A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice and as a docking…
  • n. A wind cone.

chute

  • n. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower…
  • n. A parachute.
  • v. To parachute.

constraint

  • n. Something that constrains; a restriction.
  • n. (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
  • n. (databases) A method that maintains database integrity.

mark

  • n. (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
  • n. (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
  • n. (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.
  • n. (heading) Attention.
  • v. To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark.
  • v. To indicate in some way for later reference.
  • v. To take note of.
  • v. To blemish, scratch, or stain.
  • v. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.
  • v. To keep account of; to enumerate and register.
  • v. (Australian Rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having…
  • v. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a…
  • v. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
  • v. (singing) To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during…
  • n. A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
  • n. (now historical) An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver),…
  • n. Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and…
  • n. A mark coin.
  • v. (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).

parachute

  • n. (aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control…
  • n. (zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel…
  • n. (BDSM) A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
  • v. To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
  • v. (followed by in) To be placed in an organisation in a position of authority without having previous experience…

restraint

  • n. (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
  • n. (uncountable) control or caution; reserve.

sock

  • n. A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
  • n. A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors.
  • n. A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest…
  • n. (Internet slang) A sock puppet.
  • n. (firearms, informal) A gun sock.
  • adj. (slang) Extremely successful.
  • n. A violent blow; a punch.
  • v. (transitive) To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to.
  • n. A ploughshare.
  • n. (computing, networking) Abbreviation of socket.

target

  • n. A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
  • n. A goal or objective.
  • n. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
  • n. (obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually…
  • n. (sports) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
  • n. (surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
  • n. (rail transport) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
  • n. (cricket) the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to…
  • n. (linguistics) The tenor of a metaphor.
  • n. (translation studies) The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
  • n. A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer,…
  • n. (Britain, dated) A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast…
  • n. (Scotland, obsolete) A tassel or pendant.
  • n. (Scotland, obsolete) A shred; a tatter.
  • v. (transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
  • v. (transitive, figuratively) To aim for as an audience or demographic.
  • v. (transitive, computing) To produce code suitable for.

windsock

  • n. (aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed,…

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