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Definition of Land mine
1. Noun. An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over.
Specialized synonyms: Bouncing Betty, Claymore, Claymore Mine
Generic synonyms: Mine
Definition of Land mine
1. Noun. (military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Land Mine
Literary usage of Land mine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Land Mines in Angola by Africa Watch Committee (1993)
"United States attitudes to the land mine problem have to be seen in the light of
... land mine Records Existing records on the locations of land mines are ..."
2. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"An AK-47 costs as little as $6; ammunition is plentiful and cheap.21 A land mine
costs as little as $3, and those already deployed probably number over 100 ..."
3. Civilian Devastation: Abuses by All Parties in the War in Southern Sudan by Jemera Rone, John Prendergast, Karen Sorensen (1994)
"Prohibition on Targeted, land mine Attacks on Civilians The land mines ringing
Juba directed at the civilian population constitute a violation of die rules ..."
4. Land Mines in Cambodia: The Coward's War, September 1991 by Eric Stover, Asia Watch, Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Asia Watch Committee (U.S., Physicians for Human Rights, Rae McGrath, Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1991)
"Land-mine victims are also more likely to require amputations than victims wounded
by other munitions. For instance, a study of Afghan war casualties ..."
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