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bounding mine

bounding mine noun: a land mine which, when activated, uses a small propellant charge to toss the main body of the mine up to approximately waist height before exploding, in order to more efficiently injure its target.

bounding mine: a land mine which, when activated, uses a small propellant charge to toss the main body of the mine...
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Noun

bounding mine (plural bounding mines)

  1. A land mine which, when activated, uses a small propellant charge to toss the main body of the mine up to approximately waist height before exploding, in order to more efficiently injure its target.

Forms of bounding mine

pluralbounding mines

Questions about bounding mine

What does bounding mine mean?
Bounding mine means a land mine which, when activated, uses a small propellant charge to toss the main body of the mine up to approximately waist height before exploding, in order to more efficiently injure its target.
What part of speech is bounding mine?
Bounding mine is a noun.
What is the plural of bounding mine?
The plural of bounding mine is bounding mines.

Words near bounding mine in the dictionary

  1. bounders
  2. boundest
  3. boundeth
  4. bounding
  5. bounding ahead
  6. bounding mine
  7. bounding mines
  8. boundingly
  9. boundings
  10. boundless
  11. boundlessly

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