minefield

noun

mine·​field ˈmīn-ˌfēld 

1

: an area (as of water or land) set with mines

2

: something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution

a political minefield

Examples of minefield in a Sentence

This issue is a political minefield.

Recent Examples on the Web

The road through no man’s land was fenced on either side and cut through a lush green minefield with yellow flowers. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

And though modern mines can be made to automatically neutralize themselves after a preset time, some minefields remain deadly hazards almost a century after they were laid. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

Promoting [my work] increasingly feels a bit like a minefield. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Kwon said the South Korean military removed a North Korean minefield around the blast site on Monday and will remove other North Korean minefields placed south of the border unless North Korea voluntarily eliminates them. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for minefield

• battlefield
• unconcealed
• unrepealed
• unrevealed
• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed