Meaning Of The Word Paravane

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paravane in American English
either of a pair of torpedo-shaped devices which, in conjunction with the cables by which they are towed from the bow of a ship, are used to cut the moorings of submerged mines, allowing them to surface and be destroyed
noun: an underwater defensive device against mines, consisting of a pair of torpedo-shaped vanes towed at the bow of a ship, usually a minesweeper, by cables that can cut the cable of a moored mine, causing the mine to rise to the surface, where it can be destr

paravane in British English
noun: a torpedo-shaped device towed from the bow of a vessel so that the cables will cut the anchors of any moored mines

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