See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.
a small parachute dragged behind a vehicle as a means of stabilizing it, or deployed first so as to assist opening of a larger parachute.
An object streamed from boat to decrease speed
Object streamed from boat to decrease speed, sea anchor.
A cone-shaped bag, usually made of canvas, which can be trailed behind a drifting boat to slow it.
A sea anchor comprising of an object trailed behind a boat to decrease speed.
a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
a conical bag of stout canvas sometimes having its mouth bent on to an iron ring
an essential part of the equipment for successful fishing from a drifting boat
a special type of parachute that, in this instance, was used to ensure that the hose trailed behind the airplane and did not flop around
A surface anchor to hold bow or stern to wind.
The small parachute that first stabilizes jumpers as they fall from the plane then pulls the main canopy out of the deployment bag once the drogue release handle is pulled.
a type of sea anchor used to stabilize a vessel in dangerous seas
A small parachute used to slow and stabilize a spacecraft returning to the atmosphere, usually preceding deployment of a main landing parachute.
another term for sea anchor
A parachute-like sea anchor.
Typically shaped like a cone, used to increase the drag.
A sea anchor or other parachute-shaped device for use in water. Drogues suspended at desired depths from buoys are used to determine the set and drift of currents at those depths, by tracking the motions that they give to the buoys at the surface.