6. mine an abundant source; store: a mine of information.
7. mine an explosive device floating on or moored just below the surface of the water, used for blowing up an enemy ship that strikes it or passes close by it.
8. mine a similar device used on land against personnel or vehicles; land mine.
9. mine an underground passage dug under an enemy's position so as to deposit explosives that will blow up the position.
10. mine a passageway in the tissue of a leaf, made by certain insects.
11. (v.i.)mine to dig in the earth for the purpose of extracting a mineral substance; make a mine.
14. mine to place or lay mines, as in military or naval operations.
15. (v.t.)mine to dig in (earth) in order to extract a mineral substance.
16. mine to extract (a mineral substance) from a mine.
17. mine to use for extracting useful or valuable material from: to mine every reference book available.
18. mine to use, esp. a natural resource: to mine the nation's forests.
19. mine to make subterranean passages in or under; burrow.
20. mine to make, as a passage or tunnel, by digging or burrowing.
21. mine to dig away or remove the foundations of.
22. mine to place or lay military or naval mines under.
23. mine to remove (a natural resource) from its source without attempting to replenish it.
Etymology: (1275–1325; (v.) ME < OF miner < VL *mīnāre, prob. < a Celtic base *mein-; (n.) ME < MF, perh. n. der. of miner; cf. ML mina mine, mineral)
Definition of 'Mine'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)mine excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
2. (verb)mine explosivedevice that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
3. (verb)mine get from the earth by excavation "mine ores and metals"
4. (verb)mine lay mines "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
2. Mine belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominaladjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel
3. (verb)Mine to dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise
4. (verb)Mine to form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony
5. (verb)Mine to dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secretmeans
9. (verb)Mine a pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries
10. (verb)Mine a cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent
11. (verb)Mine any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placermine
12. (verb)Mine fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good
Definition of 'Mine'
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
1. Mine 1. In land mine warfare, an explosive or other material, normally encased, designed to destroy or damage ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or designed to wound, kill, or otherwise incapacitate personnel. It is designed to be detonated by the action of its victim, by the passage of time, or by controlled means. 2. In naval mine warfare, an explosivedevice laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring shipping from entering an area. See also land mine warfare; mine warfare.