Meanings
- The process of removing and neutralizing mines.
Synonyms: demining, mine clearance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of removing and neutralizing mines.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 排雷, 掃雷 /扫雷
- 排雷 (páiléi)the process of removing and neutralizing mines
- 掃雷 /扫雷 (sǎoléi)the process of removing and neutralizing mines
Dutch ontmijning
- ontmijningthe process of removing and neutralizing mines
Finnish miinanraivaus
- miinanraivausthe process of removing and neutralizing mines
French déminage
- déminagethe process of removing and neutralizing mines
German Minenräumung, Entminung
- Minenräumungthe process of removing and neutralizing mines
- Entminungthe process of removing and neutralizing mines
Greek αποναρκοθέτηση
- αποναρκοθέτηση (aponarkothétisi)the process of removing and neutralizing mines
Italian sminamento
- sminamentothe process of removing and neutralizing mines
Polish rozminowywanie
- rozminowywaniethe process of removing and neutralizing mines
Portuguese desminagem
- desminagemthe process of removing and neutralizing mines
Romanian deminare
- deminarethe process of removing and neutralizing mines
Russian размини́рование
- размини́рование (razminírovanije)the process of removing and neutralizing mines
Spanish desminado
- desminadothe process of removing and neutralizing mines
Swedish minröjning
- minröjningthe process of removing and neutralizing mines
Ukrainian розміно́вування, розмінува́ння
- розміно́вування (rozminóvuvannja)the process of removing and neutralizing mines
- розмінува́ння (rozminuvánnja)the process of removing and neutralizing mines
Cite this entry
mine-clearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mine-clearing
“mine-clearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mine-clearing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mine-clearing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mine-clearing.
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