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paravane| Anti-mine device, used by the British in World War I for minesweeping. |
| It was towed from the bows of a ship and was so designed that at a preset depth it would pull the towing wire taut. When this wire struck a mine cable, the cable was deflected down the wire to the paravane where it met a powerful cutter blade. |
| This cut the mine free to float to the surface some distance from the ship, where it could be destroyed by gunfire. |
| One paravane on each side of a ship's bow virtually guaranteed safety against moored mines. |
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