Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Drogue \Drogue\, n. (Naut.)
   See {Drag}, n., 6, and {Drag sail}, under {Drag}, n.

Source : WordNet®

drogue
     n 1: a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
     2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
        airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: {windsock},
         {sock}, {air sock}, {wind sleeve}, {wind cone}]
     3: restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats
        behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the
        heading into a wind [syn: {sea anchor}]
     4: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving
        rapidly [syn: {drogue chute}, {drogue parachute}]