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minefield
[ mahyn-feeld ]
noun
- Military, Naval. an area of land or water throughout which explosive mines have been laid.
- a situation fraught with potential problems or dangers:
Businesses face an ethical minefield when they operate internationally.
minefield
/ ˈmaɪnˌfiːld /
noun
- an area of ground or water containing explosive mines
- a subject, situation, etc, beset with hidden problems
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minefield1
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Example Sentences
Of course, the issue of authenticity in hip-hop is already a complicated minefield for up and coming artists.
For officials like Brohi, pursuing the drug traffickers in Turbat would mean crossing a political minefield.
I looked around and I saw everyone looking at me; I was in the minefield next to a mine.
Swimsuit season is now as much of a nightmare minefield for men as it is for women.
It also takes place near a minefield of rocks, is a hangout spot for sharks, and breaks on a reef.
E 21 dived to 130 feet to pass under the minefield which guards the "narrows," and went through by compass and dead reckoning.
He enlarged the minefield north of Heligoland, and gathered there a large force of submarines.
Under such conditions the position of the minefield would be known to the enemy.
In the case of a convoy encountering a minefield, as in the case of a fleet, several ships may be sunk practically simultaneously.
If ships are sailing singly a minefield will in all probability sink only one vessel—the first ship entering it.
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