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mine vs ground-emplaced mine

ground-emplaced mine vs mine

mine and ground-emplaced mine both are nouns.

mine is a verb but ground-emplaced mine is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mine Yes No Yes No
ground-emplaced mine Yes No No No
As nouns, ground-emplaced mine is a hyponym of mine; that is, ground-emplaced mine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mine:
  • mine: explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
  • ground-emplaced mine: an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
Other hyponyms of mine include floating mine, marine mine, booby trap, land mine.
mine (noun) ground-emplaced mine (noun)
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
mine (verb) ground-emplaced mine (verb)
lay mines
get from the earth by excavation
Difference between mine and ground-emplaced mine

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