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    GROUND-EMPLACED MINE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven overplay

    Synonyms:

    booby trap; ground-emplaced mine; land mine

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("ground-emplaced mine" is a kind of...):

    mine (explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ground-emplaced mine"):

    bouncing betty (an antipersonnel land mine)

    claymore; claymore mine (an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy)

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