mine detector
noun
an electromagnetic device for locating buried or concealed land mines.
mine detection
-
a word derived from
mine detector.
Example Sentences
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The first products to come out of iRobot were aimed at mine detection and space exploration, but it was the Roomba that defined the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Removing orbital debris, then, is to create freedom of movement in space, he said, the on-orbit equivalent of saying we “need a mine detection and clearing capability.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
He said the money, part of which comes from Ukraine-linked budget requests, will not only fund training, but specialized mine detection and earth moving equipment if need be.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2022
The new law outlaws the production, use or transfer of land mines, except for training military and police personnel in mine detection, clearance, deactivation and destruction.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
It has been deployed also by the military for mine detection, to search for lost submarines and, in one highly publicized case, to search for a hydrogen bomb lost at sea.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
