Definitions
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- noun The process of seeking out
mines in order to destroy them.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Last week the country's military ordered 35 more "Chubby" minehunting systems from Dorbyl RSD to sweep for landmines and improvised explosive devices.
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At the same time, the inability of the Littoral Combat Ship to withstand a sustained assault places a lot of stress on its minehunting systems.
Gizmodo Spencer Ackerman - Wired 2012
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And that is one reason why the British minehunting commitment is especially valued, according to the senior UK naval officer in the Gulf, Commodore Tim Fraser.
BBC News - Home 2011
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At the same time, the inability of the Littoral Combat Ship to withstand a sustained assault places a lot of stress on its minehunting systems.
Wired Top Stories Spencer Ackerman 2012
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Most of the budget and political issues were eventually sorted out, and after a long delay, some major elements of Taiwan's requested modernization program appear to be moving forward: P-3 maritime patrol aircraft, UH-60M helicopters, Patriot missile upgrades; and requests for AH-64D attack helicopters, E-2 AWACS planes, minehunting ships, and missiles for defense against aircraft, ships, and tanks.
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AMNS, an essential component of the Navy's organic mine countermeasures family of systems, is deployed by the MH-60S multimission helicopter to locate and destroy underwater mines previously detected by Raytheon's AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar system.
Raytheon Awarded $14 Million for Airborne Mine Neutralization System - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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Whilst the design allows several mission specific ISO containers to be carried, the minehunting sonar has to be built into the hull.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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SAS is already used for minehunting, but could help existing surface combatants, as well as future vessels and unmanned surface vehicles (USV), detect threats, such as very silent air-independent propulsion non-nuclear submarines, outside torpedo range.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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But her minehunting VHF sonar was operating" dear God! "Left full rudder!"
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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