[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

parachute \par"achute\, 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.
      pjc parachuter
see also:
golden parachute drogue parachute drogue 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

drogue \drogue\ dr=og, n.
   1. naut. see drag, n., 6, and drag sail, under drag,
      n.
      1913 webster

   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.
      pjc

   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
see also:
drag drag sail 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

drogue
     n 1: a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
     2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used e.g., at
        airports to show the direction of the wind syn: windsock,
         sock, air sock, wind sleeve, wind cone
     3: restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats
        behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the
        heading into a wind syn: sea anchor
     4: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving
        rapidly syn: drogue chute, drogue parachute
see also:
windsock sock air sock wind sleeve wind cone sea anchor 
drogue chute drogue parachute 

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