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Gunnery vs Drogue - What's the difference?

gunnery | drogue |

As nouns the difference between gunnery and drogue

is that gunnery is (uncountable) the science of guns and gunfire including aspects of bullet flight and impact while drogue is (whaling) a floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.

gunnery

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The science of guns and gunfire including aspects of bullet flight and impact.
  • (uncountable) The design and manufacture of guns, particularly those of a large caliber.
  • (countable) A place where guns are tested, or where people are trained in their use

    • See also

    * artillery

    drogue

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (whaling) A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
  • * 1993 , Will Self, My Idea of Fun :
    • through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road, the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging, escaping into the very centre of the earth.
  • (nautical) A type of bag pulled behind a boat to stop it from broaching to.
  • (aeronautics) A conical basket or fabric construction used variously as a type of brake for some kinds of aircraft, a target for gunnery practice, and as a docking point for aerial refuelling.
  • A wind cone.

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