demine
Americanverb (used with object)
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Western nations have the means to demine the Strait of Hormuz should it be necessary, but such an operation would be long and complicated.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Even before the flooding, Trabelsi said the “efforts and the capacity” to detect and demine areas were limited.
From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2023
"It would take years to demine this particular field by hand and to guarantee that there are no mines here."
From Reuters • May 2, 2023
There had been fears it would take months, even years to demine the channel, but Mr Kubrakov says it can be done much faster.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022
Turkey has proposed using its ships to transport grain from Odesa, which, in addition to getting Ukraine to demine the port, would require an agreement from Russia not to hinder vessels.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022
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