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drogues

/droʊɡz/

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Treibboje

(whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

Examples :

"The whalers attached several drogues to the harpoon line, hoping to tire the whale quickly and keep it near the surface. "

Die Walfänger befestigten mehrere Treibbojen an der Harpune, in der Hoffnung, den Wal schnell zu ermüden und ihn in der Nähe der Oberfläche zu halten.

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Treibanker

A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.

Examples :

"During the race, the sailor deployed the drogues to prevent the sailboat from being turned sideways by the large waves. "

Während des Rennens setzte der Segler den Treibanker ein, um zu verhindern, dass das Segelboot durch die großen Wellen seitwärts gedreht wurde.

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Bremsschirm

A conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute.

Examples :

"The pilot deployed the drogues to slow the racing car down before the main parachutes opened. "

Der Pilot setzte den Bremsschirm ein, um das Rennauto vor dem Öffnen der Hauptfallschirme abzubremsen.

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Konischer Korb, Zielscheibe

A conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.

Examples :

"During the aerial refueling exercise, the pilot carefully maneuvered the plane towards the drogue extended from the tanker aircraft. "

Während der Luftbetankungsübung manövrierte der Pilot das Flugzeug vorsichtig in Richtung des von dem Tankflugzeug ausgefahrenen konischen Korbs.

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Windrichtungsanzeiger, Windsack

Examples :

"The pilot checked the drogues at the airfield to see which way the wind was blowing before taking off. "

Der Pilot überprüfte am Flugplatz den Windsack, um zu sehen, aus welcher Richtung der Wind wehte, bevor er abhob.

"The airfield used colorful drogues to help pilots judge the wind direction before landing. "

Der Flugplatz verwendete farbenfrohe Windrichtungsanzeiger, um Piloten bei der Beurteilung der Windrichtung vor der Landung zu helfen.

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