minesweeping
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- noun
- Specialized
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desminado
- During wartime, the minesweeping efforts helped clear the harbor of dangerous underwater explosives.
- minesweeping operation
Examples
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An opposite conclusion was reached with respect to the minesweeping.
Academic text (2017) -
They set minesweeping troops and equipment out in front.
Blog text (25) -
Man all stations for minesweeping drill.
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Following the incident, the Royal Navy again sailed through the waters, this time to conduct minesweeping operations.
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The latest belligerent statements from the top Iranian military brass come against the backdrop of major U.S.-led minesweeping exercises taking place in the Persian Gulf.
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It uses an array of helicopters as well as marine divers whose putative work is to assist minesweeping ships, but whose other purpose is underwater sabotage.
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However, the US—with 25 other nations in tow—will also conduct extensive joint minesweeping exercises in the Persian Gulf come October as the West ratchets up the pressure on Iran over speculation that the country is trying to obtain nuclear weapons.
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The navy deployed specialized ships for minesweeping to ensure safe passage for commercial vessels.
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The team conducted a thorough minesweeping operation to make the area safe for future shipping routes.
How Thorough
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Minesweeping joins mine, meaning 'hidden explosive', and sweep, meaning 'to move across an area' like with a broom. So minesweeping is like using a broom on the water to find and remove hidden mines, which is why it means clearing water of mines to make it safe.