English noun: mine |
1. | mine (artifact) excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted |
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| Broader (hypernym) | excavation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | coal mine, coalpit, copper mine, gold mine, goldmine, salt mine, silver mine, strip mine, sulfur mine, sulphur mine |
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| Part holonym | adit, mineshaft, shaft |
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| Part meronym | colliery, pit |
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2. | mine (artifact) explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel |
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| Broader (hypernym) | explosive device |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | booby trap, floating mine, ground-emplaced mine, land mine, marine mine |
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