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noun Etymology: probably alteration of 1drag Date: 1875 sea anchor , 2. a cylindrical or funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane, a small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something (as an astronaut's capsule) or for pulling a larger parachute out of stowage, a funnel-shaped device which is attached to the end of a long flexible hose suspended from a tanker airplane in flight and into which the probe of another airplane is fitted so as to receive fuel from the tanker