In land mine warfare, an explosive or other material, normally encased, designed to destroy or damage ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or designed to wound, kill, or otherwise incapacitate personnel It may be detonated by the action of its victim, by the passage of time, or by controlled means (Joint Pub 1-02)
Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
{i} excavation in the earth for the purpose of digging out certain substances (i.e. precious stones, minerals, coal, etc.), diggings; treasure, abundant source; explosive planted in the earth that is detonated by touch or remote control
To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony
- a firework similar to a shell that explodes in a mortar, igniting effects such as stars and launching them in a fan-shaped pattern into the air Not to be confused with military land mines
To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise
To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means
A plant built to extract an ore or mineral substance either underground or from the surface When the ore is extracted underground, the mine needs a system of excavations in the rock to gain access to the ore areas When the ore is mined from surface, the ore is extracted from one or several pits