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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun marine mine has 1 sense
- marine mine(n = noun.artifact) floating mine - an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it; has particulars: magnetic mine
is a kind of mine
CIDE DICTIONARY
marine mine, n.
A military explosive device designed to be placed on or under the surface of a body of water, and to explode when ships pass nearby or come in contact with it. Its function is to destroy enemy ships or deny hostile naval forces access to certain areas of the sea, usually near the shoreline. Also called underwater mine and floating mine , and previously referred to as a torpedo (See torpedo{2} (a) ). [PJC]