drogue
(noun)
noun
1. a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
Definition categories: communication, mark, target
2. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
Similar word(s): sock, windsock
Definition categories: communication
3. restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
Definition categories: man–made, constraint, restraint
4. a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly