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