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to landmine

to landmine

7.9
To put explosive devices under the ground to make an area dangerous
  • verb
  • /ˈlændˌmaɪn/
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  • Baker D, don't move in on road Z-2, it's landmined.

Examples

  • Terrorists often landmine roads to target unsuspecting vehicles.

  • In preparation for the operation, the engineers need to landmine the perimeter of the base.

  • The military decided to landmine the strategic area to prevent enemy forces from advancing.

Synonyms

to mine
vsto landmine
  • Specialized
7 8.3

To place explosive devices on land or in water for military use

focuses on burying explosives on land to make crossing dangerous

Antonyms

to clear
∞ 1.5

To remove people or things from a place

How Dangerous

to landmine
7.9
to mine
  • Specialized
7 8.3

Surface Forms

landmine infinitive
landmined past
landmined past participle
landmining present participle
landmines third person singular

Morphology

landmine = landmine (transparent) = land + mine

The verb is a straightforward conversion from the noun 'landmine' and directly means to place landmines.

Etymology

Landmine as a verb means 'to put' explosive devices into the ground to make an area dangerous, because the noun comes from a mine buried in the land. So to landmine a place is to hide bombs in the land as a defence or to stop people passing.