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Meanings of land mine in English
Portuguese
minas terrestres An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over.
An explosive device, concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets as they pass over or near the device.
Synonyms
Examples for "ground-emplaced mine"
Examples for "ground-emplaced mine"
1
They often booby trap areas under their control before leaving, complicating return.
2
A badly wounded man could still return fire or activate a booby trap.
3
Every tree and rock is a booby trap and an ambush.
4
Coca was the detonator, the trigger on this booby trap she had rigged.
5
How can we know whether they'd leave a rear-guard or booby trap here?
Usage of land mine in English
1
He stepped off the gravel path and straight onto a land mine.
2
Of course, you might fall on a land mine while you're seeking cover.
3
Six soldiers have been killed by a land mine in Tajikistan.
4
Less than a year after graduation, Donnie stepped on a land mine in Vietnam.
5
It's a booby trap; I suppose you could call it a magical land mine.
6
Fifteen-foot armored plow with steel skis dig up land mine.
7
Meanwhile, read about the man who unknowingly prepared a land mine and became its victim.
8
The land mine report could not be independently confirmed.
9
Here, everything I say is a potential land mine.
10
There was one land mine I'd found, at least.
11
And even if it is, upgrading a career classic can be an artistic land mine.
12
Two other soldiers were killed by a land mine.
13
A dog tearing you apart isn't any more immoral than a land mine shredding you.
14
Two soldiers were injured by a rebel anti-personnel land mine in the northern district of Vavuniya.
15
A security source suggested Aoussa's death was the accidental result of running over a land mine.
16
Can't we just... can't you put a weight on a land mine and leave it there?