noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

water kitewater kite

Etymology

From para- + vane.

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