paravane

plural paravanes

1. nauticalA device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
2. nauticalA 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, Ian Fleming, “'Good Night To You Both'”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 226

   Synonyms: water kite