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mine·sweep·er

 (mīn′swēp′ər)
n.
A ship equipped for detecting, destroying, removing, or neutralizing explosive marine mines.
mine′sweep′ing n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

minesweeping

The technique of clearing mines using either mechanical, explosive, or influence sweep equipment. Mechanical sweeping removes, disturbs, or otherwise neutralizes the mine; explosive sweeping causes sympathetic detonations in, damages, or displaces the mine; and influence sweeping produces either the acoustic and/or magnetic influence required to detonate the mine. See also minehunting.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.minesweeping - the activity of detecting and disposing of marine minesminesweeping - the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines
mine disposal - the disposal of explosive mines
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