naval mine

English

This old naval mine is part of a war memorial to honor people killed.

This illustration from the Ming Dynasty of China shows a naval mine from the 14th century.

Noun

naval mine (plural naval mines)

2. (military) An explosive device placed in the water, being either stationary or drifting, and intended to destroy or deter vessels.

   Synonym: torpedo (archaic sense)

   Hypernyms: mine < munition < weapon

   Hyponyms: limpet mine, magnetic mine

   Coordinate terms: land mine, torpedo (modern sense)

   The ship hit a naval mine and sank with all hands.

Related terms

• minehunter
• minelayer
• minesweeper
• naval base
• naval science

Translations

anti-ship weapon

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• Danish: sømine c
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• Finnish: merimiina (fi)
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• German: Seemine (de) f
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• Japanese: 機雷 (ja) (kirai)
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• Polish: mina morska f
• Romanian: mină marină f
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• Swedish: sjömina (sv) c
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• Ukrainian: морська́ мі́на f (morsʹká mína)
• Vietnamese: thủy lôi (vi)

See also

• depth charge
• sonar
• torpedo