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floating mine

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Noun1.floating minefloating mine - an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
marine mine
magnetic mine - (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)
mine - explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
In naval mine warfare, a mine visible on the surface. See also free mine; mine; watching mine.
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The contract calls for Century City-based Northrop to produce a Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System that protects the Navy's fleet from near-surface and floating mines.
NAVY PICKS NORTHROP FIRM TO BUILD MINE-CLEARING SYSTEM FOR FLEET by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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