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floating mine

DEFINITIONS OF: floating mine

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n an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it

Synonyms:
marine mine
Types:
magnetic mine
(nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)
Type of:
mine
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
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