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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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The first known use of anti-mine was in 1914
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