Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A ship equipped for laying explosive underwater mines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a ship equipped for laying underwater mines.
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- noun A ship that lays
mines or one designed or intended to lay mines.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun ship equipped for laying marine mines
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer.
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“The minelayer is completely inert, along with all of the mines.”
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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“The minelayer is completely inert, along with all of the mines.”
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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For a moment, he considered simply transporting his people away from the minelayer and destroying it, but just as quickly discarded the notion.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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For a moment, he considered simply transporting his people away from the minelayer and destroying it, but just as quickly discarded the notion.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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For a moment, he considered simply transporting his people away from the minelayer and destroying it, but just as quickly discarded the notion.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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For a moment, he considered simply transporting his people away from the minelayer and destroying it, but just as quickly discarded the notion.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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For a moment, he considered simply transporting his people away from the minelayer and destroying it, but just as quickly discarded the notion.
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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“The minelayer is completely inert, along with all of the mines.”
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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“The minelayer is completely inert, along with all of the mines.”
Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005
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