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magnetic mine

noun

, Navy.
  1. an underwater mine set off by any disturbance of its magnetic field, as by the metal hull of a ship.


magnetic mine

noun

  1. a mine designed to activate when a magnetic field such as that generated by the metal of a ship's hull is detected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic mine1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

Honeymooners spy for the British in 1939 Germany to learn more about the Nazis’ new magnetic mine.

A source told the news agency that the blast on Front Altair could have been a magnetic mine.

One source said the blast on the Front Altair, which caught fire and sent a huge plume of smoke into the air, may have been caused by a magnetic mine.

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Shortly after Pompeo spoke in Washington, senior U.S. officials showed photographs to reporters of the damaged tanker Courageous with what the Navy identified as a suspected magnetic mine attached to its hull.

One shipping broker said there had been an explosion “suspected from an outside attack” that may have involved a magnetic mine on the Kokuka.

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