paravane

Meaning

Noun

  • A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
  • A towed underwater object with hydrofoils, of diverse uses.

Related

Similar words

  • water kite

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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