The Clue
Small parachutes (7 letter answer)
The Answer
DROGUES
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Notes
The answer DROGUES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DROGUE as a noun:
1. a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
2. (windsock, wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue) = a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
3. (sea anchor, drogue) = restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
4. (drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute) = a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly