anti-mine
adjective[before noun]
(alsoantimine)uk/ˌæn.tiˈmaɪn/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈmaɪn//ˌæn.taɪˈmaɪn/anti-mineadjective[before noun](BOMBS)
providingprotectionagainstmines(=bombsthatexplodewhenvehicles,ships, orpeoplego over them):
Several anti-minevesselswere on anexercisein thearea.
Antiminevehicleswere thepriority.
workingtoremove, or toreducethe use of,mines(=bombsthatexplodewhenvehicles,ships, orpeoplego over them):
Although anti-mineorganizationsworkeddiligently, only twoprovinceswerefreeofmines.
The anti-minecampaignhelpedraisethemoneyneededtoridthecountryof theweapons.
- The anti-minevehicleswereequippedtoprotecttroopsfromroadsidebombs.
- They havetheirown well-trained anti-mineunits.
- He is anexperton anti-minetechnology.
Bombs & missiles
- anti-missile
- anti-radar
- anti-satellite
- anti-ship
- anti-submarine
- enrichment
- Exocet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- mortar
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- non-conventional
- suicide belt
- suicide vest
- superbomb
- surface-to-air missile
- test ban treaty
anti-mineadjective[before noun](MINERALS)
opposedto thebuildingof amine(= aholein thegroundwhere asubstancesuch ascoal,metal, orsaltisremoved)or tomining(= theindustryoractivityofremovingsubstancesfrom theground):
Anti-minegroupswereformingall around thecountry.
The antiminecoalitionfoughtthecompanyin the country'shighestcourt.
- Theprospectof anopenpitmine in thewildernesssparkedoutrageand anti-mineadvertisements.
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- banksman
- biomining
- coal
- coal miner
- coal mining
- coalface
- coalfield
- excavator
- extract
- extractive
- fracking
- goldfield
- mineral
- oilman
- OPEC
- petrodollar
- prospect
- shaft
- strip mining
- workings