Drogue

n.	1.	(Naut.) See Drag, n., 6, and Drag sail, under Drag, n.
	2.	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.
	3.	a funnel-shaped attachment at the end of a hose suspended from a tanker airplane in flight, to which the probe of another airplane may connect, so as to complete a connecting hose line through which fuel may be transferred from the tanker to the following airplane. It is used for in-flight refueling.

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

mark, target