minefieldnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmaɪn.fiːld/us/ˈmaɪn.fiːld/minefield noun [ C ] (BOMBS)
an area of land or water that contains mines (= bombs)
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Bombs & missiles
- atom bomb
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
- ballistics
- bomblet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- missile
- Molotov cocktail
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- surface-to-air missile
- time bomb
- torpedo
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minefield noun [ C ] (PROBLEMS)
a situation or subject that is very complicated and full of hidden problems and dangers:
a legal minefield
a minefield of ethical problems
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Dangers and threats
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- calculated risk
- chance
- darkly
- desperately
- dodgy
- gamble
- hazard
- hazardous
- hazmat
- high-risk
- hostage
- poisoned chalice
- precarious
- pull
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk
- treacherous
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