minelayer

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US/ˈmaɪnˌleɪɚ/

noun

A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).

Opposite
minesweeperminehunter
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Meanings

nounminelayer (plural minelayers)

plural minelayers

  1. A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).

    Antonyms: minesweeper

    1. specificallyusuallyA ship capable of laying naval mines.

      Antonyms: minesweeper, minesweeper, minehunter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of laying (installing) explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).

Opposite
minesweeper

nounA ship capable of laying naval mines.

Opposite
minesweeperminesweeperminehunter

Origin

From mine + layer.

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Translations

Bulgarian минен заградител
  • минен заградител (minen zagraditel)ship capable of laying mines
Catalan minador
  • minadorship capable of laying mines
Chinese Mandarin 布雷舰
  • 布雷舰 (bùléijiàn)ship capable of laying mines
Czech minonoska
  • minonoskaship capable of laying mines
Danish minelægger
  • minelæggership capable of laying mines
Dutch mijnenlegger
  • mijnenleggership capable of laying mines
Esperanto minportilo
  • minportiloship capable of laying mines
Finnish miinalaiva
  • miinalaivaship capable of laying mines
French mouilleur
  • mouilleurship capable of laying mines
German Minenleger
  • Minenlegership capable of laying mines
Greek ναρκοθέτις
  • ναρκοθέτις (narkothétis)ship capable of laying mines
Italian posamine
  • posamineship capable of laying mines
Japanese 機雷敷設艦
  • 機雷敷設艦 (kirai fusetsu-kan)ship capable of laying mines
Polish stawiacz min
  • stawiacz minship capable of laying mines
Romanian puitor de mine
  • puitor de mineship capable of laying mines
Russian ми́нный загради́тель
  • ми́нный загради́тель (mínnyj zagradítelʹ)ship capable of laying mines
Slovak mínonoska
  • mínonoskaship capable of laying mines
Spanish minador
  • minadorship capable of laying mines
Swedish minfartyg
  • minfartygship capable of laying mines
Turkish mayın gemisi
  • mayın gemisiship capable of laying mines
Ukrainian мі́нний загоро́джувач
  • мі́нний загоро́джувач (mínnyj zahoródžuvač)ship capable of laying mines
Cite this entry
APA

minelayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minelayer

MLA

“minelayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minelayer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minelayer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minelayer.

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