Formerly: a subterranean passage dug under an enemy position, esp. the wall of a besieged fortress, in order to gain entrance or to bring about its…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] > mine(s) (16) minea1450 Formerly: a subterranean passage dug under an enemy position, esp. the wall of a besieged fortress, in order to gain entrance or to bring about its… undermine1524 An underground excavation. Obsolete. minework1583 A mine; any of the excavations which make up a mine (chiefly in plural). In early use also Military (in plural): †underground passages dug under an… minery1591 Military. A subterranean passage under an enemy position; = mine, n. 3a. Obsolete. rare. mining1598 An instance of this; a tunnelling or excavation; an excavated passage. Cf. mine, n. 3a. Frequently figurative. berry1608 transferred. An excavation; a mine in besieging. Subcategories:— construction of (3) — type of (1) — part of (6) |
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