Complete Definition of "drogue"

English
Etymology
Origin unknown.

Pronunciation
IPA: /dɹ��g/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ɡ|-��ɡ

Noun
drogue

  1. something attached to a body to create friction and slow it down, especially something towed behind a whale, boat, or aircraft

#:*1993: through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road, the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging, escaping into the very centre of the earth. � Will Self, My Idea of Fun

French
Noun
drogue
#drug

Category:French nouns

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