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Dictionary: mine·field   (mīn'fēld') pronunciation
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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US Military Dictionary: minefield
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also mine field

n. an area planted with explosive mines.

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Military Dictionary: minefield
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(DOD) 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.

WordNet: minefield
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a region in which explosives mines have been placed


Translations: Minefield
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - minefelt

Nederlands (Dutch)
mijnenveld, kruitvat

Français (French)
n. - champ de mines, (fig) terrain miné, poudrière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Minenfeld

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ., μτφ.) ναρκοπέδιο

Italiano (Italian)
campo minato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - campo minado (m)

Русский (Russian)
минное поле

Español (Spanish)
n. - campo de minas, campo minado, situación muy peligrosa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - minfält, gruvfält

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
布雷区, 需小心对付的局势

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 佈雷區, 需小心對付的局勢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 위험이 도사리고 있는 곳, 광석이 있는 곳

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 地雷敷設区域, 危険地帯

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حقل ألغام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שדה מוקשים, דבר או מצב הטומנים בחובם סכנות‬


 
 

 

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