Magnetic Mine (Noun)
Meaning
(nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The naval defense forces worked tirelessly to clear the harbor of magnetic mines left behind by the enemy.
- During World War II, Germany laid thousands of magnetic mines in the English Channel to damage Allied shipping.
- The crew of the minesweeper had expertise in detecting and defusing magnetic mines planted in the seabed.
- Advancements in naval technology allowed ships to reduce their magnetic signature and evade magnetic mines more effectively.
- The ship's hull was severely damaged when it struck a magnetic mine that had been undetected in the busy shipping lane.