drogue

noun

1. 1

   a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly

2. 2

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

3. 3

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

4. 4

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