A funnel-shaped device towed behind an aircraft or ship to slow it down, or a small parachute used in skydiving.
From the Danish/Norwegian 'drog' meaning 'something dragged,' ultimately from Old Norse 'drógr.' It entered English through nautical terminology.
Drogues are clever engineering solutions—they create drag without the bulk of a full parachute, so they're used in air-to-air refueling to keep planes at safe distances while still connected. It's physics made visible!
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