minelayer
US/ˈmaɪnˌleɪɚ/
minelayer noun: a vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).
Noun
minelayer (plural minelayers)
- A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).
- Antonyms:
- minesweeper
- A ship capable of laying naval mines.
minelayer meaning in Tamil
minelayer in Tamil
- கடற்கண்ணி பரப்பும் கப்பல், கடலிலர் சுரங்க வெடிபரப்பும் வானுர்தி
Antonyms of minelayer
Forms of minelayer
| plural | minelayers |
|---|
Origin of minelayer
From mine + layer.
Questions about minelayer
- What does minelayer mean?
- Minelayer means a vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).
- What is minelayer in Tamil?
- Minelayer in Tamil is கடற்கண்ணி பரப்பும் கப்பல், கடலிலர் சுரங்க வெடிபரப்பும் வானுர்தி. See Minelayer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is minelayer?
- Minelayer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce minelayer?
- Minelayer is pronounced /ˈmaɪnˌleɪɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of minelayer?
- The plural of minelayer is minelayers.
Words near minelayer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: minelayer (page history and authors); minelayer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-minelayer.wav.
Cite this entry: “minelayer.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/minelayer. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.