Dictionary

land mine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈlænd.maɪn/ (UK, US)

Meanings

1. A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
   • With the cessation of hostilities, the military traffic declined considerably, although at least two years will be required to remove the many thousands of tons of explosives still stored at the depot. The supplies of mustard gas have already been despatched to Stranraer to be dumped in the sea, and the disposal of ¾-million land mines has called for the provision of 17 special trains. 1947 January and February, “Wartime Traffic at Tanfield, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 47:
2. (figuratively) A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.
   • Johnson is expected to make a decision within weeks on the future of the 250mph Y-shaped rail network, which would link Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds but has grown into a vexed political issue since it was floated in 2009. He postponed a decision in November, a move widely viewed as a means of avoiding a political landmine in the run-up to the election. 2020 January 24, Rajeev Syal, Gwyn Topham, “HS2 late and billions over budget due to Tory failures, report finds”, in The Guardian:
   • He said conversations are dressed up in language about the educational value or inherent beauty of the remains — what he called a clear ploy to divert attention from the ethical land mine that is owning a piece of a deceased person. 2021 October 10, Caroline Anders, “A TikTok bone salesman’s wall of spines reignites ethical debate over selling human remains”, in The Washington Post:
3. (from a Landmine™ developed in 1999 by a US company called Sorinex, qualifier:always written together) A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground.
4. (figuratively, slang) A pile of uncollected dog feces that has been left on a public area (such as a sidewalk, park, or common lawn) and on which someone might accidentally step.
   • The trail is easily accessible and has some beautiful views, but it’s currently almost unusable due to the “landmines” left on the trail. ... I do suspect some of the blame lies with professional dog walkers, who never seem to be carrying filled doggie bags. 2024 February 11, “Please keep your dog’s ‘landmines’ off our favourite trail”, in North Shore News (Vancouver):
   • ... if ten dogs a day visit a park, and their owners don't pick up their poop, each week that's 70 landmines ... 2024 May 23, McKay, John, “W Richland Officials - How Many Dog Landmines Are Found In Parks?”, in Newstalk 870 KFLD-AM Radio:
   • Our streets and sidewalks have been overrun with trash, and the dog feces landmines that pedestrians have to navigate are an added element having deleterious effects on our health and well-being ... 2022 March 3, Beling, Sarah, “t’s Time to Cut the Crap — CB4 Goes into Battle Against Dog Poop “Landmines” on Sidewalks”, in W42st.NYC:

Forms

Coordinates

torpedo · naval mine

Hypernyms

mine · weapon · dropping · munition

Synonyms

land torpedo · torpedo

Translations (91)

nb landmine (mine that is placed on land) · uk мі́на (mine that is placed on land) · hi बारूदी बम (mine that is placed on land) · ar لَغْم (mine that is placed on land) · bg противопехо́тна ми́на (mine that is placed on land) · alt мина (mine that is placed on land) · es mina térrea / terrenal (mine that is placed on land) · mk нагазна мина (mine that is placed on land) · de Mine (mine that is placed on land) · lv mīna (mine that is placed on land) · lo ມິນ (mine that is placed on land) · ro mină terestră (mine that is placed on land) · kk жер минасы (mine that is placed on land) · ga mianach talún (mine that is placed on land) · az mina (mine that is placed on land) · th กับระเบิด (mine that is placed on land) · el νάρκη (mine that is placed on land) · fr mine (mine that is placed on land) · lt sausumos mina (mine that is placed on land) · sw bomu la ardhini (mine that is placed on land) · lt mina (mine that is placed on land) · mi maina (mine that is placed on land) · km គ្រាប់មីន (mine that is placed on land) · hu taposóakna (mine that is placed on land) · ar لَغْم أَرْضِيّ (mine that is placed on land) · hu szárazföldi/gyalogsági akna (mine that is placed on land) · vi mìn (mine that is placed on land) · sq minë tokësore (mine that is placed on land) · hi लैंड माइन (mine that is placed on land) · fa مین زمینی (mine that is placed on land) · my မိုင်း (mine that is placed on land) · pt mina terrestre (mine that is placed on land) · id ranjau darat (mine that is placed on land) · mn газрын мина (mine that is placed on land) · da landmine (mine that is placed on land) · cmn 地雷 (mine that is placed on land) · tr mayın (mine that is placed on land) · sk mína (mine that is placed on land) · ta கண்ணிவெடி (mine that is placed on land) · pl mina (mine that is placed on land) · hi सुरंग बम (mine that is placed on land) · ru ми́на (mine that is placed on land) · de Landmine (mine that is placed on land) · sk pozemná mína (mine that is placed on land) · uk назе́мна мі́на (mine that is placed on land) · be мі́на (mine that is placed on land) · sq minë (mine that is placed on land) · sh нагазна мина (mine that is placed on land) · pl mina lądowa (mine that is placed on land) · bo ས་འོག་འབར་མདེལ (mine that is placed on land) · sh mina (mine that is placed on land) · es mina terrestre (mine that is placed on land) · ru противопехо́тная ми́на (mine that is placed on land) · sh nagazna mina (mine that is placed on land) · fr mine terrestre (mine that is placed on land) · ru назе́мная ми́на (mine that is placed on land) · mk мина (mine that is placed on land) · ms periuk api (mine that is placed on land) · he מוֹקֵשׁ (mine that is placed on land) · af landmyn (mine that is placed on land) · tr kara mayını (mine that is placed on land) · cs pozemní mina (mine that is placed on land) · my မြေမြုပ်မိုင်း (mine that is placed on land) · eo tera mino (mine that is placed on land) · hy ական (mine that is placed on land) · be назе́мная мі́на (mine that is placed on land) · sh kopnena mina (mine that is placed on land) · nl mijn (mine that is placed on land) · sv landmina (mine that is placed on land) · la mina terrestris (mine that is placed on land) · fi maamiina (mine that is placed on land) · ja 地雷 (mine that is placed on land) · it mina terrestre (mine that is placed on land) · is jarðsprengja (mine that is placed on land) · ko 지뢰 (mine that is placed on land) · ka მინა (mine that is placed on land) · ro mină de teren (mine that is placed on land) · nl landmijn (mine that is placed on land) · ca mina terrestre (mine that is placed on land) · lv virszemes mīna (mine that is placed on land) · sh мина (mine that is placed on land) · ka ნაღმი (mine that is placed on land) · et miin (mine that is placed on land) · bg ми́на (mine that is placed on land) · ur بارودی سرنگ (mine that is placed on land) · et maamiin (mine that is placed on land) · sl zemeljska mina (mine that is placed on land) · sh копнена мина (mine that is placed on land) · cs mina (mine that is placed on land) · km មីន (mine that is placed on land) · sl mina (mine that is placed on land)

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