1. sea anchors or drag devices used to slow down or stabilize boats and ships
Usage: nautical; plural form
2. parachute-like devices used to slow aircraft or provide stability
Usage: aviation; plural form

Examples

• The fishing boat deployed drogues to maintain position in rough seas.
• Military aircraft use drogues during aerial refueling operations.
• The yacht’s drogues helped prevent it from drifting in the storm.
• Cargo planes release drogues to slow their descent during supply drops.
• The captain ordered the crew to set the drogues before nightfall.
• Fighter jets trail drogues as targets for gunnery practice.