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

You might occasionally forget while watching “Sonic the Hedgehog” or “A Minecraft Movie” that these big-screen comedy successes were originally videogames.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “Sonic” and “Minecraft” films did their duty by hiring pretty good comedy writers to connect the gaming high jinks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Parents said children as young as four are assigned lessons on tablets and Chromebooks as part of their academic instruction and are not always prevented from accessing apps such as YouTube and Minecraft during class, taking away from teacher-led learning.

From Los Angeles Times

Warner Bros. had a banner year in 2025, taking in more than $4 billion at the box office globally with a string of smash hits including “A Minecraft Movie,” “Sinners,” “F1” and “Superman.”

From MarketWatch

The debut of “Sinners” was triumphant, unseating “A Minecraft Movie” and topping the Easter weekend box office with $46.6 million domestically and $60 million globally while scoring rave reviews and an “A” ranking on Cinemascore.

From Los Angeles Times