Any object used to increase the drag of a boat Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues slow a boat's motion in heavy weather Also see sea anchor
A trailing drag device used to retard the movement of an object through the air, used in skydiving to regulate the fall rate of tandem skydivers
Something attached to a body to create friction and slow it down, especially something towed behind a whale, boat, or aircraft
A sea anchor — a cone-shaped canvas bag to which the vessel lies in heavy weather to keep the bow pointing into the waves, or towed from the stern to slow the speed when running