minefield
Americannoun
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Military, Naval. an area of land or water throughout which explosive mines have been laid.
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a situation fraught with potential problems or dangers.
Businesses face an ethical minefield when they operate internationally.
noun
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an area of ground or water containing explosive mines
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a subject, situation, etc, beset with hidden problems
Etymology
Origin of minefield
Example Sentences
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Minefields remain on the West Bank side, and visitors are warned to stick to a path lined with barbed wire and signs that read "Danger - Mines".
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2015
Minefields in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts have required large-scale combat engineering efforts, a difficult endeavor for even the best-equipped militaries.
From Reuters
Minefields cannot, of course, be crossed at all.
From Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas by Wood, William Charles Henry
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