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probe-and-drogue

probe-and-drogue adjective: pertaining to a method of aerial refuelling whereby a probe from the receiving aircraft fits into a trailing hose with drogue attachment from a tanker aircraft.

Adjective

probe-and-drogue (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a method of aerial refuelling whereby a probe from the receiving aircraft fits into a trailing hose with drogue attachment from a tanker aircraft.
  2. Pertaining to a method of docking spacecraft.

Questions about probe-and-drogue

What does probe-and-drogue mean?
Probe-and-drogue means pertaining to a method of aerial refuelling whereby a probe from the receiving aircraft fits into a trailing hose with drogue attachment from a tanker aircraft.
What part of speech is probe-and-drogue?
Probe-and-drogue is an adjective.

Words near probe-and-drogue in the dictionary

  1. probativeness
  2. probator
  3. probators
  4. probatory
  5. probe
  6. probe-and-drogue
  7. probe-scissors
  8. probeable
  9. probed
  10. probeer
  11. probehead

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