DROGUE CHUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drogue chute mean? 

• DROGUE CHUTE (noun)
  The noun DROGUE CHUTE has 1 sense:

1. a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

  Familiarity information: DROGUE CHUTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROGUE CHUTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drogue; drogue chute; drogue parachute

Hypernyms ("drogue chute" is a kind of...):

chute; parachute (rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)

 Context examples 

Analysis of the images indicates what appears to be a partially deployed configuration, with what is thought to be the rear cover with its pilot/drogue chute (still attached) and main parachute close by.

('Lost' 2003 Mars Lander Found by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA)