1. A small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack
   "The drogue parachute deployed successfully, followed by the main chute"
    
2. A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
   "The spacecraft deployed its drogue parachute upon reentry";
   - drogue, drogue chute

Derived forms: drogue parachutes

Type of: chute, parachute

Encyclopedia: Drogue parachute