antimine
Explosive device countermeasure
Antimine describes weapons, equipment, or measures designed to detect, neutralize, or protect against explosive mines.
Military vehicles may have antimine armor plating.
Antimine operations clear minefields for safe passage: The antimine unit swept the road before the convoy advanced.
Render harmless
- disarmRemove capacity to harm
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
- disposalAct of throwing away
- detonateCause to explode
controlled explosion · dismantle · disengage · disruption · breach · destroy · inert · remote
Permitted passage or approval
- minefieldExplosive-laden territory
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- flailSwing limbs erratically
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
excavation · prodders · detectors · trowels · rakes · manual · sappers · EOD
Protective combat covering
- hullOuter covering or frame
- platingSurface metal application
- V-shapedTwo lines meeting angularly
- vehicleMeans of transport
countermeasure · jammer · deflection · shielding · survivability · reinforced · standoff · mitigation
Device sensing buried conductors
- probeThorough examination or tool
- sensorInput-detecting device
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- searchAct of seeking
locator · magnetic · acoustic · signal processing · scanning · anomaly · prodding · indicator
Makeshift explosive weapon
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- munitionMilitary weapon or projectile
- booby trapHidden device to harm
- cluster munitionExplosive releasing many smaller charges
antipersonnel · antitank · claymore · detonator · fragmentation · blast · shrapnel · tripwire
defuse
Render harmless
- disarmRemove capacity to harm
- deactivateTurn off or neutralize
- disposalAct of throwing away
detonate · controlled explosion · dismantle · disengage · disruption · breach · destroy · inert · remote · tripwire
clearance
Permitted passage or approval
- minefieldExplosive-laden territory
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- flailSwing limbs erratically
sweeping · excavation · prodders · detectors · trowels · rakes · manual · sappers · EOD · robotics
armor
Protective combat covering
vehicle · countermeasure · jammer · deflection · shielding · survivability · reinforced · standoff · mitigation · underbody
metal detector
Device sensing buried conductors
search · locator · magnetic · acoustic · signal processing · scanning · anomaly · prodding · indicator · thermal imaging
IED
Makeshift explosive weapon
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- munitionMilitary weapon or projectile
- booby trapHidden device to harm
cluster munition · antipersonnel · antitank · claymore · detonator · fragmentation · blast · shrapnel · tripwire · submunition
minefield
Explosive-laden territory
tactics · defensive · offensive · barrier · denial · interdiction · battlefield · strategic · guerrilla · conflict
antiminemine
Ore excavation site
mines · landmine · naval mine · IED · explosive device
mine, mining, miner, mined, miners, undermining, undermines, landmine, mineworker