Meanings
nounnaval mine (plural naval mines)
plural naval mines
- governmentAn explosive device placed in the water, being either stationary or drifting, and intended to destroy or deter vessels.
The ship hit a naval mine and sank with all hands.
Synonyms: torpedo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn explosive device placed in the water, being either stationary or drifting, and intended to destroy or deter vessels.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 水雷
- 水雷 (shuǐléi)anti-ship weapon
Danish sømine
- sømineanti-ship weapon
Finnish merimiina
- merimiinaanti-ship weapon
German Seemine
- Seemineanti-ship weapon
Japanese 機雷
- 機雷 (kirai)anti-ship weapon
Polish mina morska
- mina morskaanti-ship weapon
Romanian mină marină
- mină marinăanti-ship weapon
Swedish sjömina
- sjöminaanti-ship weapon
Ukrainian морська́ мі́на
- морська́ мі́на (morsʹká mína)anti-ship weapon
Vietnamese thuỷ lôi
- thuỷ lôianti-ship weapon
Cite this entry
APA
naval mine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naval%20mine
MLA
“naval mine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naval%20mine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naval mine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naval%20mine.
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