butterfly mine
butterfly mine noun: a type of winged air-dispersed and air-dropped anti-personnel landmine, typically without metal parts, so undetectable by usual metal detectors for landmines; looking like a child's toy.
Noun
butterfly mine (plural butterfly mines)
- A type of winged air-dispersed and air-dropped anti-personnel landmine, typically without metal parts, so undetectable by usual metal detectors for landmines; looking like a child's toy.
- Synonyms:
- child killer, kid killer, pedal mine
Synonyms of butterfly mine
- child killer
- kid killer
- pedal mine
Forms of butterfly mine
| plural | butterfly mines |
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Origin of butterfly mine
From being a mine that has an appearance reminiscent of a butterfly.
Questions about butterfly mine
- What does butterfly mine mean?
- Butterfly mine means a type of winged air-dispersed and air-dropped anti-personnel landmine, typically without metal parts, so undetectable by usual metal detectors for landmines; looking like a child's toy.
- What part of speech is butterfly mine?
- Butterfly mine is a noun.
- What is the plural of butterfly mine?
- The plural of butterfly mine is butterfly mines.
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