drogue
has definitions from the fields of nautical,arms
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[ noun ] (nautical) restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
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[ noun ] a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
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[ noun ] (arms) a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
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[ noun ] a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
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