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1.NounA floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
2.NounA type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
3.NounA conical parachute used as a brake for some kinds of aircraft, or as a means of extracting and deploying a larger parachute, or to slow a rapidly-moving vehicle to a speed where it can safely deploy a larger parachute.
4.NounA conical basket or device used variously as a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.
5.NounA wind cone.
6.VerbTo harpoon or spear (a whale) with a weapon that has a drogue attached.
7.VerbTo use a drogue with.
8.VerbTo act as a drogue, slowing down and stabilizing a drifting object.
9.VerbTo transport small loads along the coastline to larger ports, where they can be added to the cargo of larger ships that make longer journeys.