drogue Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
   
2. noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
   windsock; wind sock; air sock; sock; wind sleeve; wind cone; air-sleeve.
   
3. noun restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
   sea anchor.
   
4. noun a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
   drogue chute; drogue parachute.
   

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