Definitions for land mine
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
land′ mine`*(n.)
an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
Category: Military
* Mil..
Origin of land mine:
1885–90
Princeton's WordNet
land mine, ground-emplaced mine, booby trap(noun)
an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
Wiktionary
land mine(Noun)
A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
Translations for land mine
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
land mine(noun)
a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.
- landmynAfrikaans
- لغْم أرضيArabic
- минаBulgarian
- minaPortuguese (BR)
- pozemní minaCzech
- die LandmineGerman
- landmineDanish
- νάρκηGreek
- mina terrestreSpanish
- maamiinEstonian
- مین زمینیFarsi
- maamiinaFinnish
- mine (terrestre)French
- מוֹקֵשHebrew
- बारूदी सुरंगHindi
- nagazna minaCroatian
- taposóaknaHungarian
- ranjau daratIndonesian
- jarðsprengjaIcelandic
- mina terrestreItalian
- 地雷Japanese
- 지뢰Korean
- sausumos (priešpėstinė) minaLithuanian
- fugass, mīnaLatvian
- ranjau letupan daratMalay
- landmijnDutch
- landmineNorwegian
- mina lądowaPolish
- مین زمینیPersian
- ځمكنى ماينPashto
- minaPortuguese
- mină terestră (explozivă)Romanian
- фугасRussian
- pozemná mínaSlovak
- dnevni kopSlovenian
- nagazna minaSerbian
- landminaSwedish
- กับระเบิดThai
- kara mayınıTurkish
- 地雷Chinese (Trad.)
- наземна мінаUkrainian
- بارودی سرنگUrdu
- quả mìnVietnamese
- 地雷Chinese (Simp.)
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