an·ti-mine
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈmīn, ˌan-tī-
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variants:
or antimine
Definition of anti-mine
1
: serving to counteract or protect against explosive mines
United Technologies Corp. won $68.1 million in Navy and Air Force contracts for antimine equipment … — The Wall Street Journal
2
: opposed to the use of explosive mines
"These indiscriminate weapons do not care whether they blow up a child at play or a soldier on patrol," say antimine activists.— Joan Stephenson
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“Anti-mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-mine. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.
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