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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 56% | 9 | Deployed after the main parachute of a parachute system | |
3 | 37% | 8 | Deployed, as a parachute | |
Parachute Initially Deployed By Villain Crossword Clue
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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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