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View synonyms for magnetic mine

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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Origin of magnetic mine1

First recorded in 1935–40

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