The Clue
Device to keep a ship from drifting (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DROGUE
Tags
Notes
The answer DROGUE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Sea anchor
Seaplane's anchor
Definition
DROGUE as a noun:
1. a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
2. (windsock, wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue) = a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
3. (sea anchor, drogue) = restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
4. (drogue, drogue chute, drogue parachute) = a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly