minesweeper

[ mahyn-swee-per ]

/ ˈmaɪnˌswi pər /

noun Navy.

a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines.

Origin of minesweeper

First recorded in 1900–05; mine² + sweeper

OTHER WORDS FROM minesweeper

minesweeping, noun

Words nearby minesweeper

miner's lettuce, miner's lung, miner's right, Minerva, minestrone, minesweeper, minette, minever, mineworker, Ming, Ming Dynasty

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Example sentences from the Web for minesweeper

A few seconds later another bomb fell close to a minesweeper and a fragment gashed the decks but did not penetrate them.
Submarine Warfare of To-day|Charles W. Domville-Fife
It may be apropos to say here that the smaller class of minesweeper is usually blown to pieces if she touches a mine.
Submarine Warfare of To-day|Charles W. Domville-Fife
Minesweeper Lingfield to take off surplus steaming parties of block ships, which had 100 miles to steam.
The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets|Robert L. Drake

British Dictionary definitions for minesweeper

minesweeper

/ (ˈmaɪnˌswiːpə) /

noun

a naval vessel equipped to detect and clear mines

Derived forms of minesweeper

minesweeping, noun

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单词	minesweeper
释义	minesweeper [ mahyn-swee-per ] / ˈmaɪnˌswi pər / noun Navy. a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines. Origin of minesweeper First recorded in 1900–05; mine² + sweeper OTHER WORDS FROM minesweeper minesweeping, noun Words nearby minesweeper miner's lettuce, miner's lung, miner's right, Minerva, minestrone, minesweeper, minette, minever, mineworker, Ming, Ming Dynasty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for minesweeper A few seconds later another bomb fell close to a minesweeper and a fragment gashed the decks but did not penetrate them. Submarine Warfare of To-day\|Charles W. Domville-Fife It may be apropos to say here that the smaller class of minesweeper is usually blown to pieces if she touches a mine. Submarine Warfare of To-day\|Charles W. Domville-Fife Minesweeper Lingfield to take off surplus steaming parties of block ships, which had 100 miles to steam. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets\|Robert L. Drake British Dictionary definitions for minesweeper minesweeper / (ˈmaɪnˌswiːpə) / noun a naval vessel equipped to detect and clear mines Derived forms of minesweeper minesweeping, noun 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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