LAND MINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does land mine mean? 

• LAND MINE (noun)
  The noun LAND MINE has 1 sense:

1. an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over

  Familiarity information: LAND MINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAND MINE (noun)

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 ("land 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 "land mine"):

bouncing betty (an antipersonnel land mine)

claymore; claymore mine (an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy)