wind sock vs drogue

drogue vs wind sock

wind sock and drogue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wind sock	Yes	No	No	No
drogue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wind sock and drogue are synonyms defined as:

wind sock and drogue: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Other synonyms of wind sock include air-sleeve, air sock, sock, wind cone, wind sleeve, windsock.

wind sock (noun)	drogue (noun)
a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind	a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
	restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
	a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
	a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

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