mining
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
- Offensive
:
tendido de minas
- After months of preparation, the team began mining the riverbank to set up defenses against enemy attacks.
Examples
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It must have been caused by the mining explosions.
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Over the last 30 years, at least 200,000 miners have been killed and hundreds of thousands more maimed and crippled in mining accidents.
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Like most mining deaths, this one was never officially reported.
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Many mining zones are disputed territory and considered to be in a state of war.
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And the breakfast was with the Joint Chiefs of Staff... ...to resolve the mining of Haiphong Harbor.
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The military conducted mining operations to secure the area before the troops advanced.
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Effective mining requires careful planning to ensure that explosives are placed strategically and safely.
Synonyms
Placing explosive mines in hidden places to hurt or stop enemy people and vehicles
Antonyms
- Specialized
51
5.5
To reduce or remove weapons and armies between countries to lower the chance of war
Compounds
- Specialized
8
4.0
A method that finds useful patterns in large sets of data with computers
- Specialized
A way of removing gold and other minerals from river sand and gravel by washing or digging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mining in war comes from the same idea of digging: soldiers made hidden tunnels or holes and put explosives or 'mines' under enemy walls. So mining here means placing hidden devices to damage or stop the enemy.