drogue

noun

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
3.
restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
4.
a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly