paravane noun2 •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.'We have a paravane on board the yacht,' continued Mr. Big as if he were a surgeon describing a delicate operation to a body of students, 'which we use for trawling for shark and other big fish.' — 1954 formsparavanes
