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magnetic mine vs floating mine

floating mine vs magnetic mine

magnetic mine and floating mine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
magnetic mine Yes No No No
floating mine Yes No No No
As nouns, floating mine is a hypernym of magnetic mine; that is, floating mine is a word with a broader meaning than magnetic mine:
  • magnetic mine: (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)
  • floating mine: an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
Other hypernyms of magnetic mine include marine mine.
magnetic mine (noun) floating mine (noun)
(nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship) an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
Difference between magnetic mine and floating mine

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