landmine
noun
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.
landmines
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pluralof landmine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Disregarding army notices alerting them to landmines, men and women traverse the dry, open ground that now stands where the ancient forest once grew.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Army War College, said the spread of drones has upended military planning, much as landmines once did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 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
