minefieldn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪnfiːld/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪnˌfild/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mine n., field n.¹

Etymology: < mine n. + field n.¹; probably formed independently in senses 1 and 2. Compare Dutch mijnenveld , German Minenfeld , Norwegian minefelt , Swedish minfält (1891), Danish minefelt , all in sense 1.

a. An area in which explosive mines have been laid.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > laying of mines > minefield

minefield1884

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > land-mine > minefield

minefield1884

1884 China Mail 14 Aug. 3/6 It became quite a race between the Alice and the Hailoong, which should reach the mine field first.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Aug. 1/2 It has been already shown by similar attacks upon mine fields unprotected in this way that the removal of such obstacles is a simple enough affair.

1917 A. Conan Doyle His Last Bow viii. 298 It would brighten my declining years to see a German cruiser navigating the Solent according to the minefield plans which I have furnished.

1942 Times 8 June 4/6 The ‘Cauldron’, an area..between..the upper and lower gaps which Rommel forced through our minefield.

1983 Truckin' Life Sept. 15/3 During his time in the Army he saw service as a..mine field clearer in Vietnam.

1997 A. Barnett This Time v. 121 She strode the minefields of Angola in her khakis and protective clothing.

b. figurative. A situation or subject presenting unseen hazards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > dangerous subject or affair

waterOE

troubled waters1632

firecracker1845

minefield1963

1963 Times 16 Feb. 4/6 This bold venture into the mine-fields of satire is one to be supported and preserved.

1973 Times 30 Nov. 19/1 He is..operating..in a political minefield, requiring more circumspection than he has always managed.

1996 A. Michaels Fugitive Pieces i. 175 Lunches, family parties, faculty dinners—every event a potential romantic minefield, with Maurice planting the bombshells.

2. A mining district. rare.

ΚΠ

1898 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 12 413 A tax of 5 centimes per hectare of mine field conceded to them [sc. mine operators] for exploitation.

1993 People's Weekly World 6 Feb. 13/2 An old-timer in the mine-fields, she recalled that the womenfolk of miners had led many a struggle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	minefield
释义	minefieldn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪnfiːld/, U.S. /ˈmaɪnˌfild/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mine n., field n.¹ Etymology: < mine n. + field n.¹; probably formed independently in senses 1 and 2. Compare Dutch mijnenveld , German Minenfeld , Norwegian minefelt , Swedish minfält (1891), Danish minefelt , all in sense 1. 1. a. An area in which explosive mines have been laid. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > laying of mines > minefield minefield1884 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > land-mine > minefield minefield1884 1884 China Mail 14 Aug. 3/6 It became quite a race between the Alice and the Hailoong, which should reach the mine field first. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Aug. 1/2 It has been already shown by similar attacks upon mine fields unprotected in this way that the removal of such obstacles is a simple enough affair. 1917 A. Conan Doyle His Last Bow viii. 298 It would brighten my declining years to see a German cruiser navigating the Solent according to the minefield plans which I have furnished. 1942 Times 8 June 4/6 The ‘Cauldron’, an area..between..the upper and lower gaps which Rommel forced through our minefield. 1983 Truckin' Life Sept. 15/3 During his time in the Army he saw service as a..mine field clearer in Vietnam. 1997 A. Barnett This Time v. 121 She strode the minefields of Angola in her khakis and protective clothing. b. figurative. A situation or subject presenting unseen hazards. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > dangerous subject or affair waterOE troubled waters1632 firecracker1845 minefield1963 1963 Times 16 Feb. 4/6 This bold venture into the mine-fields of satire is one to be supported and preserved. 1973 Times 30 Nov. 19/1 He is..operating..in a political minefield, requiring more circumspection than he has always managed. 1996 A. Michaels Fugitive Pieces i. 175 Lunches, family parties, faculty dinners—every event a potential romantic minefield, with Maurice planting the bombshells. 2. A mining district. rare. ΚΠ 1898 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 12 413 A tax of 5 centimes per hectare of mine field conceded to them [sc. mine operators] for exploitation. 1993 People's Weekly World 6 Feb. 13/2 An old-timer in the mine-fields, she recalled that the womenfolk of miners had led many a struggle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1884
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