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magnetic mine vs marine mine

marine mine vs magnetic mine

magnetic mine and marine mine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
magnetic mine Yes No No No
marine mine Yes No No No
As nouns, marine mine is a hypernym of magnetic mine; that is, marine 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)
  • marine mine: an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
Other hypernyms of magnetic mine include floating mine.
magnetic mine (noun) marine 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 marine mine

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