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GROUND-EMPLACED MINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ground-emplaced mine mean?
• GROUND-EMPLACED MINE (noun)
The noun GROUND-EMPLACED MINE has 1 sense:
1. an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
Familiarity information: GROUND-EMPLACED MINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
booby trap; ground-emplaced mine; land mine
Hypernyms ("ground-emplaced mine" is a kind of...):
mine (explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ground-emplaced mine"):
bouncing betty (an antipersonnel land mine)
claymore; claymore mine (an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy)
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