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para·vane (par′ə vān′)

noun

either of a pair of torpedo-shaped devices which, in conjunction with the cables by which they are towed from the bow of a ship, are used to cut the moorings of submerged mines, allowing them to surface and be destroyed

Etymology: para- + vane

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