mine detector
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- mine detection noun
Etymology
Origin of mine detector
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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He said he sometimes has to use a stick to probe for mines, advancing slowly when there is so much shrapnel on the ground that using a mine detector is useless.
From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023
The team of Ukrainians has been at different sites over the last week learning to use an advanced Japanese mine detector known as the Advanced Landmine Imaging System.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023
Two large vans and a trailer are being stuffed with rations, flak jackets, helmets, medical packs, drones, even a mine detector.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2022
He recalls how the foreign instructors told him to always check his mine detector by waving it over a piece of metal before heading out into the field.
From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2018
This company uses this mine detector to test all logs for metal content.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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