magnetic mine

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magnetic mine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  magnetic mine \magnetic mine\ n. (Mil.)
     A marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that detects
     the nearness of magnetic material (as the steel hull of a
     ship). A magnetic counter mine may allow the passagw of
     several ships before detonating.
     [WordNet 1.5]

magnetic mine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  magnetic mine
      n 1: (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism
           that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a
           ship)