Meanings
plural minefields · alternative mine field
- An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
- broadlyfigurativelyA matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.
Russian grammar can be a minefield.
2 more examples
Be careful. Foreign property investments are a minefield, and some people have lost a lot of money.
Political minefield awaits Prayut government including threat from an old foe
2022 June 1, Ken Lohatepanont, “Political minefield awaits Prayut government”, in Thai Enquirer, Bangkok: Thai News Corp, retrieved 01 Jun 2022 - ball gamesA pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
- A quiz that terminates when the test-taker answers a question incorrectly.
Synonyms: minefield quiz
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA quiz that terminates when the test-taker answers a question incorrectly.
Origin
From mine + field. Compare Saterland Frisian Mienenfäield (“minefield”), West Frisian mynfjild (“minefield”), Dutch mijnenveld (“minefield”), German Low German Minenfeld (“minefield”), German Minenfeld (“minefield”), Danish minefelt (“minefield”), Swedish minfält (“minefield”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَقْلُ أَلْغَام
- حَقْلُ أَلْغَام (ḥaqlu ʔalḡām)area in which mines have been hidden
Bulgarian ми́нно поле́
- ми́нно поле́ (mínno polé)area in which mines have been hidden
Chinese Mandarin 雷區 /雷区, 險境 /险境
- 雷區 /雷区 (léiqū)area in which mines have been hidden
- 險境 /险境 (xiǎnjìng)dangerous situation
Czech minové pole, minové pole
- minové polearea in which mines have been hidden
- minové poledangerous situation
Danish minefelt
- minefeltarea in which mines have been hidden
Dutch mijnenveld
- mijnenveldarea in which mines have been hidden
Estonian miiniväli
- miiniväliarea in which mines have been hidden
Finnish miinakenttä, miinoite
- miinakenttäarea in which mines have been hidden
- miinoitearea in which mines have been hidden
- miinakenttädangerous situation
French champ de mines, terrain miné
- champ de minesarea in which mines have been hidden
- terrain minédangerous situation
- terrain glissantdangerous situation
German Minenfeld, Minenfeld
- Minenfeldarea in which mines have been hidden
- Minenfelddangerous situation
Greek ναρκοπέδιο, ναρκοπέδιο
- ναρκοπέδιο (narkopédio)area in which mines have been hidden
- ναρκοπέδιο (narkopédio)dangerous situation
Hungarian aknamező, ingoványos terület
- aknamezőarea in which mines have been hidden
- ingoványos területdangerous situation
- veszélyes terepdangerous situation
Italian campo minato, campo minato
- campo minatoarea in which mines have been hidden
- campo minatodangerous situation
Japanese 地雷原
- 地雷原area in which mines have been hidden
Korean 지뢰밭, 지뢰원
- 지뢰밭 (jiroebat)area in which mines have been hidden
- 지뢰원 (jiroewon)area in which mines have been hidden
Norwegian Bokmål minefelt
- minefeltarea in which mines have been hidden
Polish pole minowe
- pole minowearea in which mines have been hidden
Portuguese campo minado, campo minado
- campo minadoarea in which mines have been hidden
- campo minadodangerous situation
Romanian câmp minat
- câmp minatarea in which mines have been hidden
Russian ми́нное по́ле, ми́нное по́ле
- ми́нное по́ле (mínnoje póle)area in which mines have been hidden
- ми́нное по́ле (mínnoje póle)dangerous situation
Slovak mínové pole
- mínové polearea in which mines have been hidden
Spanish campo de minas, campo minado
- campo de minasarea in which mines have been hidden
- campo minadoarea in which mines have been hidden
- campo de minasdangerous situation
- campo minadodangerous situation
- polvoríndangerous situation
Swedish minfält, minerad mark
- minfältarea in which mines have been hidden
- minerad markarea in which mines have been hidden
- minfältdangerous situation
Turkish mayın tarlası
- mayın tarlasıarea in which mines have been hidden
Ukrainian мі́нне по́ле
- мі́нне по́ле (mínne póle)area in which mines have been hidden
Vietnamese bãi mìn
- bãi mìnarea in which mines have been hidden
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
minefield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minefield
“minefield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minefield. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minefield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minefield.
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