minefield

mine·field  (mnfld)

n.

1. An area in which explosive mines have been placed.

2. A situation that has many potential hazards or dangers.

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minefield [ˈmaɪnˌfiːld]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an area of ground or water containing explosive mines

2. a subject, situation, etc., beset with hidden problems

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1. In land warfare, an area of ground containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern.
2. In naval warfare, an area of water containing mines laid with or without a pattern. See also land mine warfare; mine; mine warfare.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land

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minefield

noun danger zone The subject is a political minefield.

Translations

minefield [ˈmaɪnfiːld] N

1. (lit) → campo m de minas

2. (fig) → avispero m, campo m minado

minefield [ˈmaɪnfiːld] n

(lit) → champ m de mines

(fig) (= danger area) a political minefield → un terrain miné, politiquement

minefield [ˈmaɪnˌfiːld] n (also) (fig) → campo minato

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minefield [ˈmaɪnˌfiːld] n (also) (fig) → campo minato