Meaning

2 senses
  1. A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).

    ship equipped for laying marine mines

  2. A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).

    (specifically, usually)A ship capable of laying naval mines.

    Minenleger

    ми́нный загради́тельmínnyj zagradítelʹ

    мі́нний загоро́джувачmínnyj zahoródžuvač

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ship capable of laying mines:
Русский
By meaning 1
ship capable of laying mines:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ship capable of laying mines:

Origin

From mine + layer.

From mine + layer.

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Forms

plural: minelayers
Singularminelayer
Pluralminelayers

regular

Antonyms

2 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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