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mine detector

mine de·tec·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahyn dih-tek-ter]
    • /maɪn dɪˈtɛk tər/
    • /maɪn dɪˈtek.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahyn dih-tek-ter]
    • /maɪn dɪˈtɛk tər/

Definitions of mine detector words

  • noun mine detector an electromagnetic device for locating buried or concealed land mines. 1
  • noun mine detector an instrument designed to detect explosive mines 0
  • noun mine detector an electromagnetic device for locating the position of hidden explosive mines 0
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Origin of mine detector

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Mine detector

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mine detector

mine detector popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mine detector usage trend in Literature

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