paravane

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpærəˌveɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(par′ə vān′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•a•vane  (par′ə vān′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nautical, Military, Naval Termsan 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 destroyed or removed from the water.
  • para-1 + vane 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paravane /ˈpærəˌveɪn/ n
  1. a torpedo-shaped device towed from the bow of a vessel so that the cables will cut the anchors of any moored mines
Etymology: 20th Century: from para-2 + vane

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