mine
verb [T often passive] (BOMB) /maɪn/Definition
› to place or hide mines in an area of land or sea: The desert was heavily mined.Detonation and bombardment
(Definition of mine verb (BOMB) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- air raid noun
- airstrike noun
- blanket bombing noun
- blitz noun (ATTACK)
- blitzkrieg noun
- detonator noun
- direct hit noun
- dive-bomb verb
- first strike noun
- go off phrasal verb (EXPLODE)
- guidance noun
- let sth off phrasal verb
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- shell verb (EXPLOSIVE)
- shoot sth down phrasal verb
- shooting noun
- strafe verb
- strike home idiom
- the Blitz noun
- torpedo verb
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