mine-sweeper

mine-sweep·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahyn swee-per]
- /maɪn ˈswi pər/
- /maɪn ˈswiː.pər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahyn swee-per]
- /maɪn ˈswi pər/

Definition of mine-sweeper word

noun mine-sweeper a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines. 1

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Origin of mine-sweeper

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; mine2 + sweeper

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Parts of speech for Mine-sweeper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mine-sweeper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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