minesweeper
noun
mine·sweep·er
ˈmīn-ˌswē-pər 
: a warship for removing or neutralizing mines by dragging
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Analysts say allies like Japan and South Korea could offer dedicated minesweepers to help deal with the mine threats, although both those countries have so far not committed to do so.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
The Navy decommissioned its last dedicated minesweepers in the Persian Gulf last September.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
These Avenger-class minesweepers had wooden hulls covered in fiberglass that helped prevent Iranian magnetic mines attaching to their hulls.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Iran deployed human-wave attacks and recruited child soldiers as human minesweepers.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
The Navy decommissioned its last dedicated minesweepers in the Persian Gulf last September.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
These Avenger-class minesweepers had wooden hulls covered in fiberglass that helped prevent Iranian magnetic mines attaching to their hulls.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Iran deployed human-wave attacks and recruited child soldiers as human minesweepers.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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minesweeper
noun
mine·sweep·er
ˈmīn-ˌswē-pər
: a warship for removing or destroying mines
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