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Definition of Marine mine
1. Noun. An explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marine Mine
Literary usage of Marine mine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"A fuse employed for the ignition of a sub-marine mine. ... Sub-marine mine.—A
mass of gun-cotton or other explosive material contained in a water-tight ..."
2. The Service of Coast Artillery by Frank Thomas Hines, Franklin Wilmer Ward (1910)
"marine mine. Mine Command.—Such portions of submarine defenses and rapid-fire
guns for the protection thereof as may be efficiently controlled by one man. ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"•marine mine. It enters it by au insulated joint, and is then soldered to a small
piece of platinum wire Of locomotive torpedoes there are three classes ..."
4. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1881)
"... the acid acting on the lime, gem-rates great heat, and explodes the powder.
shore to the sub-marine mine. It enters it by an insulated joint, ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The cutting process has proven invaluable in fire fighting and in marine, mine
and railroad rescue work, notable examples being the Equitable Building fire ..."
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