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单词 minesweeper
释义

minesweeper

noun

mine·​sweep·​er ˈmīn-ˌswē-pər How to pronounce minesweeper (audio)
: a warship for removing or neutralizing mines by dragging
minesweeping
ˈmīn-ˌswē-piŋ How to pronounce minesweeper (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The merchant ships will not have a military escort, but a minesweeper could be deployed if there are any issues with mines, U.N. officials said during a briefing before the deal was officially announced. Mo Abbas, NBC News, 22 July 2022 Which is why, earlier this year, Bancoult and a group of other Chagossians found themselves on a converted British minesweeper, now a private vessel named the Bleu de Nîmes, with those five homemade crosses. Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 Kubb was an Army veteran who served as a radio operator on a minesweeper during the Korean War. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2021 There was Peter Ricci, 101 years old, who’d been a minesweeper in the Navy on the USS Superior (AM311) in the Pacific. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021 Walsh’s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. Washington Post, 8 June 2021 Walsh’s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. Washington Post, 8 June 2021 Walsh’s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. Washington Post, 8 June 2021 Walsh’s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. Washington Post, 8 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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