Mine (Noun)
Meaning 1
Explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The gold mine had been in operation for over a century before it was finally closed due to exhaustion of the ore.
- Most of the workers at the coal mine lived in the nearby town, which was built specifically to house the miners.
- It took years of searching before the geologist finally discovered the opal mine hiding deep within the desert.
- After years of excavating, the diamond mine finally ran out of valuable stones and was abandoned.
- The entrance to the iron mine was narrow and required miners to crawl on their bellies to access the deeper tunnels.