anti-mine

adjective

an·​ti-mine ˌan-tē-ˈmīn  ˌan-tī- 

variants or antimine

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

Examples of anti-mine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two of the Navy’s three anti-mine-capable ships are undergoing maintenance. — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

The German Navy’s anti-mine units attempted to clear some of the mess, usually through initiating underwater explosions, but lacked the proper equipment to tackle the problem systematically. — Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024

Germany announced its own €700 million ($770 million) package for Ukraine, including dozens of battle tanks, anti-drone and anti-mine systems, as well as 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition. — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 12 July 2023

According to Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the solution is rushing anti-mine equipment and explosives into the country. — Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 9 June 2023

And the small town tucked between Apache Leap and Picketpost Mountain say many of its revitalization plans are in limbo as the pro- and anti-mine forces battle in court and Congress. — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for anti-mine

• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine
• caroline
• centerline