paravane

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8

Definition of paravane

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
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noun

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

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Etymology

From para- + vane.

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