Drogue

[drәug]

(noun.) a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly.

(noun.) a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane.

Editor: Melinda--From WordNet

(n.) See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.

Edited by Clifford

n. the drag of boards attached to the end of a harpoon-line checking the progress of a running whale.

Typist: Stanley