mine detectornoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmaɪn dɪˌtek.tər/us/ˈmaɪn dɪˌtek.tɚ/a device used to discover if there are mines (= bombs) in a particular area
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Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitz
- detonator
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- firebomb
- first strike
- go off
- let loose sth idiom
- mine
- shoot
- shoot sth down
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
- strike home idiom
- torpedo
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