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View synonyms for magnetic mine
magnetic mine
noun
, Navy.
- an underwater mine set off by any disturbance of its magnetic field, as by the metal hull of a ship.
magnetic mine
noun
- a mine designed to activate when a magnetic field such as that generated by the metal of a ship's hull is detected
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Word History and Origins
Origin of magnetic mine1
First recorded in 1935–40
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