- minesweeping
- noun see minesweeper
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
minesweeping
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minesweeping — n. 1. the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minesweeping — minų tralavimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Minų suradimas ir naikinimas naudojant mechaninius įrenginius ar sprogstamuosius užtaisus, kuriais mina yra fiziškai pašalinama arba sunaikinama, arba poveikio lauko, kurio reikia minoms… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
minesweeping — The technique of clearing mines using either mechanical, explosive, or influence sweep equipment. Mechanical sweeping removes, disturbs, or otherwise neutralizes the mine; explosive sweeping causes sympathetic detonations in, damages, or… … Military dictionary
minesweeping — See minesweeper. * * * … Universalium
minesweeping — noun The detection and safe disposal of mines See Also: minesweeper … Wiktionary
minesweeping — noun the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines • Hypernyms: ↑mine disposal * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the action of dragging a body of water for submarine or floating mines in order to remove, neutralize, explode, or otherwise make … Useful english dictionary
TR series minesweeping trawler — The TR series were minesweeping naval trawlers built during World War I for the Royal Canadian Navy.A total of 45 were built and given numbers HMCS 1 to HMCS 60 .pecifications* Launched: 1917 1919 * Commissioned: * Paid off: * Displacement: 275… … Wikipedia
CD type minesweeping trawler — HMCS CD Type 1 100 were minesweeping trawlers built during World War I for the Royal Canadian Navy. Total of 37 were built and number from 1 to 100. Some were lent to the US Navy and Royal Navy during World War II.References* [http://www.hazegray … Wikipedia
P.V. type minesweeping trawler — HMCS PV II Class overview Built: 1903–1912 In service: 1917–1919 … Wikipedia
minesweeper — minesweeping, n. /muyn swee peuhr/, n. Navy. a specially equipped ship used for dragging a body of water in order to remove or destroy enemy mines. [1900 05; MINE2 + SWEEPER] * * * Naval vessel used to clear submarine mines from an expanse of… … Universalium
