drogue parachute

drogue parachuteattached to an F-16XLfighter jet

drogue parachute

n.1. A parachute used to stabilize or decelerate a fast-moving object, especially a small parachute used to slow down a reentering spacecraft or satellite prior to deployment of the main parachute.2. A small parachute used to pull a main parachute from its storage pack.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drogue parachute - a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage packchute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
	2.	drogue parachute - a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidlydrogue chute, droguechute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

drogue parachute

i. A type of parachute attached to a body to slow it down. Also called a deceleration parachute or drag parachute.
ii. A parachute used specifically to pull something, usually a larger parachute, out of stowage, as a drogue parachute deploys a drag parachute. Used in ejection seats and low-altitude parachute extraction systems. See drogue (iii).

drogue parachute