WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
magnet′ic mine′, [Navy.]
  1. an underwater mine set off by any disturbance of its magnetic field, as by the metal hull of a ship. Cf. acoustic mine, contact mine. 
  • 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
magnetic mine n
  1. a mine designed to activate when a magnetic field such as that generated by the metal of a ship's hull is detected
'magnetic mine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acoustic mine - contact mine

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