Drogue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈoʊmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈəʊɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈəʊɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛmbˈoʊmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wind sleeve air-sleeve drogue parachute windsock sea anchor air sock wind sock drogue chute wind cone sock

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

ancre flottante

un dispositif en forme d'entonnoir remorqué comme cible par un avion

🇪🇸Spanish

paracaídas

un dispositivo en forma de embudo remolcado como objetivo por un avión

🇮🇹Italian

droga

un dispositivo a forma di imbuto trainato come bersaglio da un aereo

🇷🇺Russian

тормоз

устройство воронкообразной формы, буксируемое в качестве мишени самолетом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तैरता पुल

एक फ़नल-आकार का उपकरण जिसे हवाई जहाज़ द्वारा लक्ष्य के रूप में खींचा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্রাগ

একটি ফানেল-আকৃতির ডিভাইস একটি বিমান দ্বারা লক্ষ্য হিসাবে টানা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நாய்க்குட்டி

ஒரு புனல் வடிவ சாதனம் ஒரு விமானத்தால் இலக்காக இழுக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

డ్రగ్స్

ఒక గరాటు ఆకారంలో ఉన్న పరికరం విమానం ద్వారా లక్ష్యంగా లాగబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

औषध

विमानाने लक्ष्य म्हणून टोवलेले फनेल-आकाराचे उपकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

દવા

એરપ્લેન દ્વારા લક્ષ્ય તરીકે ખેંચવામાં આવેલ ફનલ આકારનું ઉપકરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡ್ರಗ್

ಒಂದು ಕೊಳವೆಯ ಆಕಾರದ ಸಾಧನವನ್ನು ವಿಮಾನದಿಂದ ಗುರಿಯಾಗಿ ಎಳೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയക്കുമരുന്ന്

ഒരു ഫണൽ ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഉപകരണം ഒരു വിമാനം ലക്ഷ്യമായി വലിച്ചിഴച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਫਨਲ-ਆਕਾਰ ਵਾਲਾ ਯੰਤਰ ਇੱਕ ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਖਿੱਚਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈرگ

ایک چمنی کی شکل کا آلہ جس کو ہوائی جہاز نے ہدف کے طور پر کھینچا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

锥套

由飞机拖曳作为目标的漏斗形装置

🇯🇵Japanese

ドローグ

航空機によって標的として牽引される漏斗状の装置

🇰🇷Korean

띄우는 닻

비행기가 표적으로 견인하는 깔때기 모양의 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lừa đảo

một thiết bị hình phễu được máy bay kéo làm mục tiêu

🇹🇭Thai

คนขี้โกง

อุปกรณ์รูปกรวยที่ถูกลากจูงเป็นเป้าหมายโดยเครื่องบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

parasut pesawat

perangkat berbentuk corong yang ditarik sebagai target oleh pesawat terbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخدر

جهاز على شكل قمع يتم سحبه كهدف بواسطة طائرة

🇮🇷Persian

درگ

وسیله ای قیفی شکل که به عنوان هدف توسط هواپیما یدک می کشد

🇮🇱Hebrew

דראג

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