Meaning

4 senses
  1. A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.

    Landmine, Mine

    назе́мная ми́наnazémnaja mína, ми́наmína, противопехо́тная ми́наprotivopexótnaja mína

    назе́мна мі́наnazémna mína, мі́наmína

    an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over

  2. (figuratively)A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.

  3. A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground.

  4. (figuratively, slang)A pile of uncollected dog feces that has been left on a public area (such as a sidewalk, park, or common lawn) and on which someone might accidentally step.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. A part of this land is mine.

    ruЧасть этой земли принадлежит мне. — Lenin_1917

    deEin Teil dieses Landes gehört mir. — samueldora

  2. This house and this land are mine.

    ruЭтот дом и эта земля мои! — Lenin_1917

  3. Tom was killed by a land mine.

    ruТом был убит противопехотной миной. — marafon

    deTom kam durch eine Landmine ums Leben. — wolfgangth

  4. Tom got killed by a land mine.

  5. He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.

    ruОн наехал на мину, и его джип взорвался. — marafon

Translations

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Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Forms

plural: land mines

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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