Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun drogue

4 senses of drogue

Sense 1
drogue -- (a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane)
       => target, mark -- (a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark")

Sense 2
windsock, wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue -- (a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind)
       => visual signal -- (a signal that involves visual communication)

Sense 3
sea anchor, drogue -- (restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind)
       => restraint, constraint -- (a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted")

Sense 4
drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute -- (a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly)
       => parachute, chute -- (rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)