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(nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines..
Use paravane when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paravane means (nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines..
Common synonyms include water kite.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use paravane where its definition matches the intended context.
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