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aerial mine

noun

Military. a mine designed to be dropped from the air into water.
a bomb or land mine designed to be dropped by parachute.

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Origin of aerial mine

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby aerial mine

aerenchyma, aeri-, aeria, aerial, aerial ladder, aerial mine, aerial perspective, aerial photograph, aerial pingpong, aerial railway, aerial root
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