Synonyms: drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute
Definition: a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
Similar words: parachute, chute
Definition: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
Synonyms: sea anchor, drogue
Definition: restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
Similar words: restraint, constraint
Definition: a device that retards something's motion
Usage: the car did not have proper restraints fitted
Synonyms: sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind sock, windsock, drogue
Definition: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
Similar words: visual signal
Definition: a signal that involves visual communication
Synonyms: drogue
Definition: a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane