drogue

Noun

• a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

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

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

• a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  drogue chute , drogue parachute , sea anchor , windsock , wind sock , sock , air sock , air-sleeve , wind sleeve , wind cone