Drogue

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-010484",
  "term": "Drogue",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A small parachute or cone-shaped drag device, used to slow the descent of an instrument package such as a dropsonde or to keep a towed or drifting object stable. In oceanography a drogue is a sea anchor hung below a drifting buoy so that the buoy follows the water current rather than the wind.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/drogue/"
}