land mine

noun

1. military an explosive charge placed in the ground, usually detonated by stepping or driving on it

Example Sentences

She even pulls off lines that should be clangers: “I really hope we don’t die in a land mine today.”

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Today, they are all barren, with no greenery visible except for the green tops of land mines that we can see using binoculars.

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He said “stepping up monitoring and preparedness” is needed to avoid “triggering the land mine into a full-scale pandemic.”

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The first approved deliveries of U.S. antipersonnel land mines will help the beleaguered Ukrainian forces retain control of vital strongholds.

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In the past, these rats have been used to find land mines, sniff out diseases, and help search for people after earthquakes.

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Related Words

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