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drogue

/dɹəʊɡ/

Meanings
noun

Boya de freno

(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 a drogue to the harpoon line, hoping the drag would tire the whale and keep it near the surface. "
Los balleneros ataron una boya de freno a la línea del arpón, con la esperanza de que la resistencia cansara a la ballena y la mantuviera cerca de la superficie.
nautical animal weapon technology
noun

Paracaídas de freno

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 drogue to help slow the racing car down quickly after crossing the finish line. "
El piloto desplegó el paracaídas de freno para ayudar a frenar rápidamente el coche de carreras después de cruzar la línea de meta.
vehicle nautical military technology device
noun

Objetivo, cono de remolque

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

Examples :

"During aerial refueling, the fighter jet carefully extended its probe to connect with the drogue trailing behind the tanker aircraft. "
Durante el reabastecimiento aéreo, el avión de combate extendió cuidadosamente su sonda para conectarse con el cono de remolque que iba detrás del avión cisterna.
military vehicle nautical technology device machine

Related Words

Illustration floating

floating verb

/ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/

Flotar

"The boat floated on the water."

El barco flotaba en el agua.

Illustration parachute

parachute noun

/ˈpæɹəʃuːt/

Paracaídas

"The skydiver used a parachute to slow his descent and land safely. "

El paracaidista usó un paracaídas para frenar su descenso y aterrizar de forma segura.

Illustration broaching

broaching verb

/ˈbɹoʊtʃɪŋ/ /ˈbɹoʊtʃɪn/

Perforar, abrir

"The vintner was carefully broaching the wine barrel to sample the year's vintage. "

El viticultor estaba perforando cuidadosamente la barrica de vino para probar la cosecha del año.

Illustration refuelling

refuelling verb

/ˌriːˈfjuːəlɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈfjʊəlɪŋ/

Repostar, reabastecer de combustible

"After a long hike, the campers needed to refuel with gasoline for their car. "

Después de una larga caminata, los excursionistas necesitaban repostar gasolina para su coche.

Illustration variously

variously adverb

/ˈveːriəsli/ /ˈvæːriəsli/

De varias maneras, diversamente

"The children variously expressed their excitement about the upcoming school trip, with some jumping up and down, others chattering excitedly, and still others quietly humming. "

Los niños expresaron de varias maneras su entusiasmo por la próxima excursión escolar, algunos saltando arriba y abajo, otros charlando emocionados y otros tarareando en silencio.

Illustration sideways

sideways noun

/ˈsaɪdweɪz/

Acera

"The children walked safely on the sideways next to the busy street. "

Los niños caminaron seguros por la acera junto a la concurrida calle.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristemente, con tristeza

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Escuchó tristemente las preocupaciones de su madre, sintiéndose apenado por su decepción.

Illustration refueling

refueling verb

/ˌriːˈfjuːəlɪŋ/ /riˈfjuːəlɪŋ/

Repostar, reabastecer de combustible

"The car stopped at the gas station for refueling. "

El coche se detuvo en la gasolinera para repostar.

Illustration extracting

extracting verb

/ɪkˈstræktɪŋ/ /ɛkˈstræktɪŋ/

Extraer, sacar

"to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, or a splinter from the finger"

Extraer un diente de su alvéolo, un tocón de la tierra o una astilla del dedo.

Illustration deployed

deployed verb

/dɪˈplɔɪd/ /diˈplɔɪd/

Desplegar

"The company deployed extra staff to the customer service department to handle the holiday rush. "

La empresa desplegó personal adicional en el departamento de servicio al cliente para manejar la avalancha de las vacaciones.

Illustration attached

attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

Adjuntar, unir, sujetar

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

Un oficial está adjunto a un determinado regimiento, compañía o barco.

Illustration deploying

deploying verb

/dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ/ /diˈplɔɪɪŋ/

Desplegar, desplegar

"The general is deploying the troops to the border to maintain peace. "

El general está desplegando las tropas en la frontera para mantener la paz.