minesweeping

mine·sweep·er  (mnswpr)

n.

A ship equipped for detecting, destroying, removing, or neutralizing explosive marine mines.

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minesweeping n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

minesweeping - the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines mine disposal - the disposal of explosive mines

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The technique of clearing mines using either mechanical, explosive, or influence sweep equipment. Mechanical sweeping removes, disturbs, or otherwise neutralizes the mine; explosive sweeping causes sympathetic detonations in, damages, or displaces the mine; and influence sweeping produces either the acoustic and/or magnetic influence required to detonate the mine. See also minehunting.