par·a·vane (p r  -v n )n. A device equipped with sharp teeth and towed alongside a ship to cut the mooring cables of submerged mines. [From its having vanes to keep it at a constant depth.] |
paravane [ˈpærəˌveɪn]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a torpedo-shaped device towed from the bow of a vessel so that the cables will cut the anchors of any moored mines
[from para-2 + vane]
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