DROGUE

Definition of DROGUE

  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
  3. (noun)restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
  4. (noun)a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly