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minesweeper.

A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaɪnˌswipɚ/General-American
  1. A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or naval mines).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or naval mines). A ship specializing in removing naval mines.

    countable · often · specifically · uncountable
  3. Any of various logic-based computer games in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From mine + sweeper.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.