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mine·field

(mīn′fēld′)
n.
1. An area in which explosive mines have been placed.
2. A situation that has many potential hazards or dangers.
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minefield

(ˈmaɪnˌfiːld)
n
1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an area of ground or water containing explosive mines
2. a subject, situation, etc, beset with hidden problems
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mine•field

(ˈmaɪnˌfild)

n.
1. an area of land or water where explosive mines have been laid.
2. a situation fraught with potential problems or dangers: a legislative minefield facing the city council.
[1885–90]
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minefield

1. In land warfare, an area of ground containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern.
2. In naval warfare, an area of water containing mines laid with or without a pattern. See also land mine warfare; mine; mine warfare.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed]minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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minefield

noun danger zone The subject is a political minefield.
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Translations
حَقْل ألْغام
minové pole
minefelt
miinakenttä
aknamezõ
sprengjubelti
mínové pole
minsko polje
mayın tarlası

minefield

[ˈmaɪnfiːld] N
1. (lit) → campo m de minas
2. (fig) → avispero m, campo m minado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

minefield

[ˈmaɪnfiːld] n
(lit) → champ m de mines
(fig) (= danger area) a political minefield → un terrain miné, politiquement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

minefield

[ˈmaɪnˌfiːld] n (also) (fig) → campo minato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mine2

(main) noun
1. a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug. a coalmine; My father worked in the mines. myn مَنْجَم рудник mina důl die Mine mine; -mine ορυχείο mina kaevandus معدن kaivos mine מכרה खान rudnik bánya tambang náma miniera 鉱山 광산 kasykla, šachta šahta, raktuves lombong mijn gruve, bergverk kopalnia كان mina mină шахта baňa rudnik rudnik gruva เหมืองแร่ maden 礦場 рудник; шахта کان mỏ 矿山,矿藏
2. a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground. The ship has been blown up by a mine. myn لُغْم мина (оръжие) mina mina die Mine mine νάρκη mina miin مین miina mine מוקש सुरंग (बारूदी की) mina akna ranjau tundurdufl; jarðsprengja mina 地[機]雷 수뢰, 지뢰 mina mīna periuk api mijn mine mina مين mina mină мина mína mina mina mina ระเบิด mayın 水雷,地雷 міна زمین کے نیچے لگایا جانے والا بارود thủy lôi 水雷.地雷
verb
1. to dig (for metals etc) in a mine. Coal is mined near here. myn, ontgin يَحْفُر مَنْجَما копая extrair dolovat, těžit schürfen udvinde εξορύσσω, βγάζω extraer kaevandama حفر کردن kaivaa extraire לִכרוֹת खान खोदना rudariti bányászik menggali tambang vinna (kol, gull) úr námu estrarre 採掘する 채광하다 kasti rakt, iegūt melombong delven utvinne, grave, bryte wydobywać كيندل extrair a extrage разрабатывать рудник dolovať, ťažiť kopati rudo vaditi iz rudnika bryta, utvinna ขุดเหมือง maden çıkarmak 採礦 розробляти рудник, видобувати دھات کے لئے کھدائی کرنا khai thác 采矿
2. to place explosive mines in. They've mined the mouth of the river. myn, opblaas يَضَعُ لغْما минирам minar zaminovat verminen minere ναρκοθετώ sembrar minas, minar mineerima کشف کردن miinoittaa miner לְמַקֵש बारूदी सुरंग लगाना postaviti mine elaknásít memasang ranjau koma fyrir tundurduflum/jarðsprengjum minare 地[機]雷を敷設する 지뢰 등을 부설하다 užminuoti mīnēt memasang periuk api mijnen leggen minelegge zaminowywać پيدا كول minar a mina минировать zamínovať minirati minirati minera วางระเบิด mayınlamak 佈雷 мінувати, ставити міни بارودی سرنگیں بچھانا đặt mìn 埋地雷,布雷
3. to blow up with mines. His ship was mined. opblaas, vernietig يَنْسِفُ بواسِطَة اللغم взривявам с мини destruir zasáhnout minou sprengen minespringe ανατινάζω με νάρκη explotar miini otsa sattuma استخراج کردن räjähtää miinaan miner לְהִתפּוֹצֵץ מִמוֹקֵש बारूदी सुरंग से उड़ाना minirati (aknával) felrobbant meranjau sprengja upp með tundurduflum/sprengjum far saltare in aria* 爆破する 폭파하다 susprogdinti minomis uzspridzināt ar mīnu memusnahkan dengan periuk api op een mijn lopen sprenge med miner wysadzić w powietrze za pomocą min رايستل destruir a mina подрывать zasiahnuť mínou minirati minirati minspränga ทําลายด้วยทุ่นระเบิด mayınla havaya uçurmak 以水雷或地雷炸毀 підривати بارودی سرنگوں سے اڑا دینا phá hủy bằng mìn 以水雷或地雷炸毁
ˈminer noun
a person who works in a mine, in Britain usually a coalminer. myner, mynwerker عامِل في مَنْجَم فَحْم минъор mineiro horník der Bergmann minearbejder εργάτης ορυχείου minero kaevur کارگر معدن kaivostyöläinen mineur/-euse כורה खदान में काम करने वाला rudar bányász penambang námumaður minatore 鉱夫 광부 kalnakasys, šachtininkas kalnracis; ogļracis pelombong mijnwerker gruvearbeider górnik كان كيندونكى mineiro miner шахтёр baník rudar rudar gruvarbetare คนงานเหมือง madenci 礦工 гірник; шахтар کان میں کام کرنے والا thợ mỏ 矿工
ˈmining noun
mynbou تَعْدين، إسْتِخراج المعادِن разработване на мина mineração hornictví der Bergbau minedrift εξόρυξη, ναρκοθέτηση minería, explotación de minas kaevandamine حفر kaivostoiminta exploitation minière כרייה खनन rudarenje bányászat, bányaipar pertambangan námugröftur industria mineraria 採鉱 광산업 kasyba, gavyba kalnrūpniecība melombong mijnbouw gruvedrift/-arbeid górnictwo كډى كول mineração exploatare minieră горное дело;минирование baníctvo rudarstvo rudarstvo gruvdrift, -arbete การทําเหมือง madencilik 採礦,礦業 гірнича справа; мінна справа کانوں کی کھدائی sự khai mỏ 采矿,矿业
ˈminefield noun
an area of ground or water which is full of explosive mines. mynveld حَقْل ألْغام минно поле campo minado minové pole das Minenfeld minefelt ναρκοπέδιο campo de minas miiniväli میدان مین miinakenttä champ de mines שְׂדֶה מוֹקשִׂים खदान minsko polje aknamező medan ranjau sprengjubelti campo minato 地[機]雷敷設区域 지뢰(기뢰) 부설 지역 minų laukas, užtvara mīnu lauks kawasan periuk api mijnenveld minefelt pole minowe ماين لرونكى ساحه campo de minas câmp mi­nat минное поле mínové pole minsko polje minsko polje minfält เขตทุ่นระเบิด mayın tarlası 佈雷區 мінне поле زمینی یا بحری علاقہ جہاں بارودی سرنگوں کی بھرمار ہو bãi mìn 布雷区
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