drogue

noun

1. a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

   noun.communication

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.communication

   Synonyms air sock air-sleeve sock wind cone wind sleeve wind sock windsock

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind

   noun.artifact

   Synonyms sea anchor

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

   noun.artifact

   Synonyms drogue chute drogue parachute

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. See <u>Drag</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6, and <i>Drag sail</i>, under <u>Drag</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>

   noun

   Source: webster1913