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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 37% | 9 | Deployed after the main parachute of a parachute system | |
3 | 24% | 3 | a word used to refer to a thing or person of a number or kind, when the exact thing or kind is not known or stated | |
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We think the answer is "DROGUE" which means:
- noun
- • 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
- • Restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
- • A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
An example sentence would be:
- • "The fishing boat uses a drogue to slow its drift in the strong currents."
- • "The parachute deployed a drogue to stabilize before the main canopy opened."
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Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
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1 | A device for releasing a parachute or deploying a parachute | |
2 | Attached to a parachute pack to deploy the parachute when pulled | |
3 | Delivery of supplies by parachute
The Guardian Quick -
10 Aug 2002 | The Guardian Quick / 10 Aug 2002 |
4 | Descent without parachute
The Guardian Quick -
07 Sep 1999 | The Guardian Quick / 07 Sep 1999 |
5 | Parachute pack attachment
New York Times -
09 Nov 2002 | New York Times / 09 Nov 2002 |
6 | Parachute ___
New York Times -
02 Mar 1999 | New York Times / 02 Mar 1999 |
7 | Use a parachute
New York Times -
31 Jul 1978 | New York Times / 31 Jul 1978 |