A length of cable used for sweeping the bottom of the sea, in mine-laying, mine-sweeping, etc.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > mine-sweeping devices (5) sweep1775 A length of cable used for sweeping the bottom of the sea, in mine-laying, mine-sweeping, etc. mine dredger1904 a ship equipped for mine-dragging. paravane1916 A device towed behind a boat at a depth regulated by its vanes or planes, so that the cable to which it is attached can cut the moorings of… otter1920 Fishing. In extended use: a paravane used esp. in minesweeping. Oropesa float1939 attributive, esp. in Oropesa float, Oropesa sweep. Designating a minesweeping method or device (see quot. 1939) developed and tested on the Oropesa… |
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