Drogue - Definition

n 1: a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: windsock,
wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve,
wind cone, drogue]
3: restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats
behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading
into a wind [syn: sea anchor, drogue]
4: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving
rapidly [syn: drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute]