landmine
Americannoun
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landmines
plural
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an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of landmine
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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But this time, he may have stepped on Bush’s landmine.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
“I mean,” Darlington said, “it literally felt like walking through a landmine field.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
Talking about this issue can be a political landmine, but Poo talks directly to caregivers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025
The SDF denied any involvement in the deaths, saying in a statement "we categorically affirm that this information is incorrect" and blaming the incident on "landmine explosions".
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Mr Ellwood, who chairs the Commons defence select committee, tweeted his video during a trip to Helmand province with a landmine clearance charity.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
Portrayed by Golshifteh Farahani with a beguiling compassion clouded by a certain resignation, Nafisi sets out to teach her students “The Great Gatsby” but can’t avoid stepping on political landmines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Cambodian authorities did not immediately comment on the incident, but have in the past denied Thai accusations of planting new landmines along the border.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
The Southeast Asian neighbours have a dispute over parts of their border dating back more than a century, but July's fighting was sparked by Thailand's claims that Cambodia planted landmines that wounded its troops.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
A founding state party to the Ottawa Convention, the treaty that sought to ban anti-personnel landmines around the world, it had destroyed 1.7 million anti-personnel mines by 1997.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
‘They even stole the landmines from around the Ares cabin. How do you steal live landmines?’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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