mine-huntingn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪnˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪnˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mine n., hunting n.

Etymology: < mine n. + hunting n.; probably formed independently in senses 1 and 2. Compare earlier mine-hunter n. With sense 2 compare mine-hunt v., earlier in this sense.

†1. U.S. The action of prospecting for mineral deposits. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > prospecting

gold-finding1583

prospecting1848

prospect1850

mine-hunting1874

prospection1874

1874 J. Schumacher in Scribner's Monthly May 44/2 A gentleman who had spent unsuccessfully many years in mine-hunting.

2. The practice of searching for explosive mines; minesweeping. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > mine-sweeping

minesweeping1904

mine-dragging1905

mine-hunting1964

1964 Navy News Nov. 5/5 She will join the First Minehunting Squadron in December and will be based at Port Edgar in the Firth of Forth.

1974 Observer 17 Mar. 8/4 Minehunting ships—the Navy's new name for minesweepers.

1988 Defence Update Nov. 9/1 The two main tasks which are carried out in minehunting are: survey operation..and intervention with the use of divers or intervention vehicles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mine-hunting
释义	mine-huntingn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪnˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪnˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mine n., hunting n. Etymology: < mine n. + hunting n.; probably formed independently in senses 1 and 2. Compare earlier mine-hunter n. With sense 2 compare mine-hunt v., earlier in this sense. †1. U.S. The action of prospecting for mineral deposits. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > prospecting gold-finding1583 prospecting1848 prospect1850 mine-hunting1874 prospection1874 1874 J. Schumacher in Scribner's Monthly May 44/2 A gentleman who had spent unsuccessfully many years in mine-hunting. 2. The practice of searching for explosive mines; minesweeping. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > mine-sweeping minesweeping1904 mine-dragging1905 mine-hunting1964 1964 Navy News Nov. 5/5 She will join the First Minehunting Squadron in December and will be based at Port Edgar in the Firth of Forth. 1974 Observer 17 Mar. 8/4 Minehunting ships—the Navy's new name for minesweepers. 1988 Defence Update Nov. 9/1 The two main tasks which are carried out in minehunting are: survey operation..and intervention with the use of divers or intervention vehicles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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