drogue
/droʊɡ/
noun
- A small parachute used to slow down or stabilize something, such as a spacecraft, aircraft, or a falling object.
- The skydiver's drogue opened first to reduce speed before the main parachute.
- The spacecraft deployed a drogue to slow its descent through the atmosphere.
- A drogue parachute helped stabilize the race car during the high-speed test.
- A cone-shaped device towed behind a boat or aircraft, used for stabilization or as a target for gunnery practice.
- Pilots practiced shooting at a drogue towed behind another plane.
- The fishing boat deployed a drogue to keep it steady in the rough sea.
- A sea anchor, also called a drogue, helps prevent a boat from drifting too fast.