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oropesa

noun
or·​o·​pe·​sa | \ ˌȯrəˈpāsə\
plural -s

Definition of oropesa

: one of a pair of torpedo-shaped floats towed one on each side by a minesweeper at a fixed distance to suspend the ends of the steel rope used to tear submerged mines from their moorings

History and Etymology for oropesa

from Oropesa, British trawler that first used it

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