land mine
noun
: 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
—often used figuratively
Every aspect of this scheme is a potential land mine.—
Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissingera political land mine
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Examples of land mine in a Sentence
parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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On Tuesday night, Jackson posted about a threat made on social media warning of a land mine on campus, prompting the school's closure while law enforcement responded.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 4 Sep. 2024
The company sustained heavy losses in the early months of 1968, losing men to sniper fire, land mines and booby traps as the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched coordinated attacks in the Tet Offensive.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
The Mexican military has deactivated more than 2,800 land mines since 2018, public records show, more than half of them in the past two years.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
A number of the North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded by land mine explosions, the JCS said in a statement, without providing more details on the casualties.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 18 June 2024
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Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 4 Sep. 2024
The company sustained heavy losses in the early months of 1968, losing men to sniper fire, land mines and booby traps as the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched coordinated attacks in the Tet Offensive.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
The Mexican military has deactivated more than 2,800 land mines since 2018, public records show, more than half of them in the past two years.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
A number of the North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded by land mine explosions, the JCS said in a statement, without providing more details on the casualties.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 18 June 2024
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20mine. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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