mine detector

noun

an electromagnetic device for locating buried or concealed land mines.

Origin of mine detector

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby mine detector

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British Dictionary definitions for mine detector

mine detector

noun

an instrument designed to detect explosive mines

Derived forms of mine detector

mine detection, noun