mine-huntv.
/ˈmʌɪnhʌnt/, U.S. /ˈmaɪnˌ(h)ənt/ rare.
intransitive. To sweep or search for explosive mines, esp. ones laid underwater.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > perform operation or manoeuvre [verb (intransitive)] > sweep for mines
mine-hunt1915
1915 R. Kipling Fringes of Fleet in Daily Tel. 30 Nov. 9/3 He's mine-hunting, I expect, just now.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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