Cambridge Dictionary of American English
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Definition
mine (BOMB)
[Hide phonetics]noun [C]
a bomb put underground or in the sea that explodes when vehicles, ships, or people go over or near it
A mine detector is a device used to discover whether there are mines in a particular area.
A minefield is an area of land or water that contains mines, or
A minesweeper is a ship that is used to discover and remove mines that are under water.
mine
[Hide phonetics]verb [T]
to hide mines in (an area)
The desert has been heavily mined.
