minesweeper

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US/ˈmaɪnˌswipɚ/

noun

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

Opposite
minelayer
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Meanings

nounminesweeper (countable and uncountable, plural minesweepers)

plural minesweepers

  1. countableuncountableA vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).

    Antonyms: minelayer

    1. countableoftenspecificallyuncountableA ship specializing in removing naval mines.

      Antonyms: minelayer, minelayer

  2. uncountablecomputingAny of various logic-based computer games in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Opposite
minelayer

nounA ship specializing in removing naval mines.

Opposite
minelayerminelayer

Origin

From mine + sweeper.

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Translations

Arabic كانسة الألغام
  • كانسة الألغامvideo game
Catalan pescamines, caçamines
  • pescaminesvideo game
  • caçaminesvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • dragamines m.vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • pescaminesvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Chinese Mandarin 掃雷 /扫雷, 掃雷艦 /扫雷舰
  • 掃雷 /扫雷 (sǎoléi)video game
  • 掃雷艦 /扫雷舰 (sǎoléijiàn)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Czech hledání min, minolovka
  • hledání minvideo game
  • minolovkavehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Danish minestryger, minestryger
  • minestrygervideo game
  • minestrygervehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Dutch mijnenveger, mijnenveger
  • mijnenvegervideo game
  • mijnenvegervehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Finnish miinaharava, miinaharava
  • miinaharavavideo game
  • miinaharavavehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • miinanraivaajavehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
French démineur, démineur
  • démineurvideo game
  • démineurvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • dragueur de minesvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
German Minesweeper, Minenabwehrfahrzeug
  • Minesweepervideo game
  • Minenabwehrfahrzeugvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • Minenräumbootvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Greek ναρκαλιευτής, ναρκαλιευτής
  • ναρκαλιευτής (narkalieftís)video game
  • ναρκαλιευτής (narkalieftís)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Hungarian aknakereső, aknaszedő/aknamentesítő/aknakutató hajó
  • aknakeresővideo game
  • aknaszedő/aknamentesítő/aknakutató hajóvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • aknászhajóvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Icelandic sprengjuleit
  • sprengjuleitvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Italian campo minato, sminatore
  • campo minatovideo game
  • sminatorevehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • dragaminevehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Japanese マインスイーパー, 掃海艇
  • マインスイーパー (mainsuīpā)video game
  • 掃海艇 (sōkaitei)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • 掃海艦 (sōkaikan)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Korean 지뢰 찾기, 소해정
  • 지뢰 찾기 (jiroe chatgi)video game
  • 소해정 (sohaejeong)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • 소뢰정 (soroejeong)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • 소해선 (sohaeseon)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • 소해함 (sohaeham)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Norwegian minesveipar (1, 2)
  • minesveipar (1, 2)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Polish saper, saper
  • sapervideo game
  • sapervehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • trałowiecvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Portuguese campo minado
  • campo minadovideo game
Romanian dragor, deminor
  • dragorvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • deminorvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Russian сапёр, ми́нный трал, тра́льщик
  • сапёр (sapjór)video game
  • ми́нный трал, тра́льщик (mínnyj tral, trálʹščik)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • сапёр (sapjór)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Slovak míny
  • mínyvideo game
Spanish buscaminas, dragaminas
  • buscaminasvideo game
  • dragaminasvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • barreminasvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • buscaminasvehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Swedish minröj, minsvepare
  • minröjvideo game
  • minsveparevehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
  • minröjarevehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Thai เรือกวาดทุ่นระเบิด
  • เรือกวาดทุ่นระเบิด (ship)vehicle, device, or person for the removal of mines
Turkish mayın tarlası
  • mayın tarlasıvideo game
Vietnamese dò mìn
  • dò mìnvideo game
Cite this entry
APA

minesweeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minesweeper

MLA

“minesweeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minesweeper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minesweeper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minesweeper.

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