Drogue
WordNet
noun
(1) A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
(2) Restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
(3) A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
(4) A funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Something attached to a body to create friction and slow it down, especially something towed behind a whale, boat, or aircraft
- 1993: through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road, the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging, escaping into the very centre of the earth. — Will Self, My Idea of Fun
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