GROUND-EMPLACED MINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over

Synonyms:

booby trap; ground-emplaced mine; land mine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ground-emplaced mine" is a kind of...):

mine (explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ground-emplaced mine"):

bouncing betty (an antipersonnel land mine)

claymore; claymore mine (an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy)