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landmine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Weapons
land·mine /ˈlændmaɪn/ noun [countable]  PMWa bomb hidden in the ground that explodes when someone walks or drives over it 地雷
Examples from the Corpus
landmineThe house was hit by a landmine and collapsed.The train hit a landmine and was then ambushed.Leicester are the sporting equivalent of those brave landmine engineers who operate in areas where one false move can destroy everything.Last Sunday 22 people died and 52 were injured in gun battles and by landmines in the state.It has 58 in-patients, 28 of whom were injured by landmines.Children, too, are the main victims of landmines.
land·mine nounChineseSyllable
hidden that bomb in ground the Corpus a explodes


landmine
landmine /ˈlændmaɪn/ noun [countable]
a bomb hidden in the ground that explodes when someone walks or drives over it


land·mineBrE /ˈlændmaɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlændmaɪn/ 🔊 nouna bomb placed on or under the ground, which explodes when vehicles or people move over it 地雷