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mineless

mineless adjective: without mines (places for digging minerals etc.).

Adjective

mineless (not comparable)

  1. Without mines (places for digging minerals etc.).
    • But though there are caves there are no mines in Faroe, in which happy state we hope these mineless isles will remain so far as we are concerned.1864, The North British Review, volume 40, page 307
  2. Without mines (explosive devices).
    • That is what Chris and his men did - they laid a mineless minefield, complete with all the customary wire fencing and markers, and even a safe lane through it.2009, Jannie Geldenhuys, At the front: a general's account of South Africa's border war, page 264

Origin of mineless

From mine + -less.

Questions about mineless

What does mineless mean?
Mineless means without mines (places for digging minerals etc.).
What part of speech is mineless?
Mineless is an adjective.

Words near mineless in the dictionary

  1. minehunting
  2. Mineko
  3. minelayer
  4. minelayers
  5. minelaying
  6. mineless
  7. minelife
  8. minelike
  9. Minella
  10. Minellas
  11. Minelli

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