minecraft

American  

[mahyn-kraft, ‐-krahft] / ˈmaɪnˌkræft, ‐ˌkrɑft /

noun

1. a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.

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Trademark.

1. Minecraft. a brand name for a sandbox video game with construction, crafting, exploration, and combat mechanics, available on many game platforms.

Etymology

Origin of minecraft

1925–30; minecraft for def. 1, mine ² (in the sense “an underwater explosive”) + craft ( def. ); minecraft for def. 2, mine ² ( def. )  (in the sense “to dig, extract ore”) + craft ( def. ); coined in 2009 by Markus Persson , Swedish video game programmer and designer of the game.

Example Sentences

Actually, I much prefer her dancing with the girls in the videos than seeing my boys lay around all day playing minecraft.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2017

I can be sitting next to my son typing while he’s playing minecraft.

From Forbes • Jul. 17, 2013

“Notch,” creator of Minecraft, tweeted, “Got an email from microsoft, wanting to help “certify” minecraft for win 8.

From Forbes • Dec. 10, 2012