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Meanings of drogue chute in English

A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly.

        Usage of drogue chute in English
        1
        Beyond it he could see the gleaming metal ribbons of the drogue chute.
        The Quantum Jump
        2
        Greatest distance of free fall without a drogue chute.
        Wired
        3
        At four hundred metres, the drogue chute shot up.
        The Naked God
        4
        Future space travelers also could have an emergency drogue chute packed on their suits that would automatically deploy.
        Reuters
        5
        Once we've slowed significantly-picturea rock sinking in a deep pond-ourdrogue chute opens to cut our rate of descent.
        An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
        6
        Should wait at least ten seconds before releasing the drogue chute so I'll clear the ship. Then he spoke to the desert.
        The Quantum Jump