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naval mines

naval mines is the plural of naval mine.

Meaning of naval mine

Noun

naval mine (plural naval mines)

  1. An explosive device placed in the water, being either stationary or drifting, and intended to destroy or deter vessels.
    • The ship hit a naval mine and sank with all hands.
    Synonyms:
    torpedo

Questions about naval mines

What is naval mines the plural of?
Naval mines is the plural of naval mine.

Words near naval mines in the dictionary

  1. naval crowns
  2. naval engineer
  3. naval engineers
  4. naval infantry
  5. naval mine
  6. naval mines
  7. naval officer
  8. naval officers
  9. naval science
  10. naval stores
  11. Navalan

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