noun1. any funnel-like device, esp one of canvas, used as a sea anchor
2. a. a small parachute released behind a jet aircraft to reduce its landing speed
b. a small parachute released before a heavier main parachute during the landing of a spacecraft
3. a device towed behind an aircraft as a target for firing practice
4. a funnel-shaped device on the end of the refuelling hose of a tanker aircraft, to assist stability and the location of the probe of the receiving aircraft
5. another name for windsock
Word origin
C18: probably based ultimately on Old English
dragan to
draw