paravane
Definitions
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- noun A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
Examples
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A paravane is made up of a strong steel hawser (rope) that serves as a fender, and of two razor-edged blades that serve to cut the mine-moorings free.
Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
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Dragging a paravane through the water made the ship go slow.
Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas
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A paravane makes contact with an explosive mine, and it is blown up: the paravane is destroyed, but the ship itself is safe because it has been destroyed.
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The sea yielded futtock shrouds, euphroes, baggywrinkles, and paravane skegs.
Note
The word 'paravane' is formed from 'para-' and 'vane'.
