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Definition of Magnetic mine
1. Noun. (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship).
Definition of Magnetic mine
1. Noun. (military) A mine which responds to the magnetic field of a target. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnetic Mine
Literary usage of Magnetic mine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1892)
"... magnetic mine, NEW YORK. BY JB NAU, NEW TORK CTTT. (Cleveland Meeting, June,
1891. ... magnetic mine ..."
2. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"A sufficiently powerful battery is generally used. An electro-magnetic mine
exploder may, under certain circumstances, be employed. ..."
3. Upper Peninsula, 1881-1844: Lower Peninsula, 1885-1893 by Michigan Geological Survey (1895)
"The ore range on which the magnetic mine is situated describes an arch ...
The ore of the magnetic mine resembles the ore of the Michigamme or that of the ..."
4. Swineford's History of the Lake Superior Iron District, Its Mines and Furnaces by Alfred P. Swineford (1872)
"The shall at the magnetic mine was carried down but 60 feet to get at a natural
... East of the magnetic mine, on section 21, and between the river and the ..."
5. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"... PMR-2A fragmentation mine (equivalent of the Russian POMZ-2 and Czech PP-Mi-Sb
stake lines); - PMA-1 (2) non-magnetic mine; - PMA-2 non-magnetic mine; ..."
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