minelayingn.
/ˈmʌɪnˌleɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪnˌleɪɪŋ/ The operation of laying explosive mines. Frequently attributive.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > laying of mines
minelaying1900
society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > use of mines and explosives > [noun] > laying of mines
minelaying1900
mine-sowing1940
1900 Freeborn County Standard (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 18 Apr. 7/2 Provision ships with refrigerating plants, telegraph cable steamers,..powerful tugs with mine-laying as well as wrecking facilities, and hospital ships.
1921 Flight 19 May 348/2 The American naval authorities are reported to have been carrying out in Chesapeake Bay experiments in mine-laying from the air.
1939 Flight 30 Nov. 429/2 The mine-laying machines cannot behave as the enemy reconnaissance machines have been behaving of late, namely arriving at a great height and hurrying away at the first hint of defence activity.
1955 Times 24 May 8/4 The risk of more serious incidents, such as Egyptian minelaying and Israel retaliation, should also lessen.
1994 Esquire June 94/2 Within a week of his arrival he raised the rate of mine-laying to a million a month.
1996 Swimming Times May 20/4 I took part in many sea minelaying operations from Norway to Bay of Biscay.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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