Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.
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- noun military A small
mine , sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy'sgallery , to blow in the earth and cut off theretreat of the miners.
Etymologies
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French
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