minesweeper

== English == === Etymology === From mine +‎ sweeper. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪnˌswipɚ/ === Noun === minesweeper (countable and uncountable, plural minesweepers) A vehicle, device, or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or naval mines). Antonym: minelayer (often specifically) A ship specializing in removing naval mines. Antonym: minelayer Hypernyms: ship < watercraft, vessel < vessel < vehicle Hyponym: destroyer minesweeper Coordinate term: minehunter (uncountable, computing, video games) 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. Coordinate term: battleship ==== Derived terms ==== destroyer minesweeper ==== Translations ==== === References === Minesweeper (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “minesweeper”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. minesweeper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia