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Meaning:
Noun:
- An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
- entomology The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
- military A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
- military A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
- pyrotechnics A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
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Pronoun:
- Non-premodifying possessive case of My; belonging to usage notes below.'')
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Verb:
- transitive To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
- transitive To remove (ore) from the ground.
- transitive To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
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