minesweeper

[ mahyn-swee-per ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Navy.

a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines.

minesweeper

/ ˈmaɪnˌswiːpə /

First recorded in 1900–05; mine ² + sweeper

It may be apropos to say here that the smaller class of minesweeper is usually blown to pieces if she touches a mine.

A few seconds later another bomb fell close to a minesweeper and a fragment gashed the decks but did not penetrate them.

Minesweeper Lingfield to take off surplus steaming parties of block ships, which had 100 miles to steam.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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