land mine

land mine — n. An explosive device laid on the surface of the earth or hidden just underneath it, intended to explode when a person or vehicle touches it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell …   Law dictionary

Land mine — For other uses, see Land mine (disambiguation). Minefield redirects here. For other uses, see Minefield (disambiguation). Examples of anti personnel mines. From left to right: an M14, Valmara 69 (a bounding mine), and VS 50 …   Wikipedia

land mine — Torpedo Tor*pe do, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, inis, from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

land mine — Mil. 1. an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc. 2. See aerial mine (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Explosive charge buried just… …   Universalium

land mine — noun Date: 1890 1. a mine usually placed just below the surface of the ground and designed to be exploded usually by the weight of vehicles or troops passing over it 2. booby trap 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

land mine — наземная мина воор)фугас …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

land-mine — сущ.; воен. фугас Syn : landmine, field charge …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

land mine — 1) Общая лексика: мина, фугас 2) Военный термин: (инженерная) мина, наземная инженерная мина, наземная мина, сухопутная мина, инженерная мина 3) Химическое оружие: фугасная мина …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

land mine — Abbreviation: lm …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь

land mine — наземная мина, фугас …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь