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tripmine

tripmine noun: an explosive device that is triggered when someone trips a wire or crosses a sensor, usually mentioned in a game, or sci-fi context.

Noun

tripmine (plural tripmines)

  1. An explosive device that is triggered when someone trips a wire or crosses a sensor, usually mentioned in a game, or sci-fi context.
    • The hallway was protected by a tripmine, which exploded when the laser beam was broken.

Forms of tripmine

pluraltripmines

Questions about tripmine

What does tripmine mean?
Tripmine means an explosive device that is triggered when someone trips a wire or crosses a sensor, usually mentioned in a game, or sci-fi context.
What part of speech is tripmine?
Tripmine is a noun.
What is the plural of tripmine?
The plural of tripmine is tripmines.

Words near tripmine in the dictionary

  1. tripmate
  2. tripmates
  3. tripmen
  4. tripmeter
  5. tripmeters
  6. tripmine
  7. tripod
  8. tripod grasp
  9. tripod position
  10. tripodal
  11. tripoded

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