land mine
Hidden ground hazard
A land mine is an explosive device buried just below the ground surface, designed to detonate when someone steps on it or a vehicle passes over it.
Land mines remain dangerous long after conflicts end, killing and maiming civilians for decades.
Figuratively, a land mine is any hidden danger that could explode unexpectedly: The interview was a land mine of sensitive topics.
Designed to injure people
- deminingRemoving buried explosives
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- booby trapHidden device to harm
buried · camouflage · warfare · combat · infantry · battlefield · casualty · deployment
Explosive ignition event
- triggerWhat initiates action
- blastSudden forceful burst
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
pressure plate · tripwire · fuse · explosive charge · crater · explosion · detonate · armed
Concealed risk or peril
- pitfallHidden danger or drawback
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- riskPossibility of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
trap · sabotage · setback · complication · tread carefully · navigate · avoid · unexpected
antipersonnel
Designed to injure people
- deminingRemoving buried explosives
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
booby trap · buried · camouflage · warfare · combat · infantry · battlefield · casualty · deployment · conflict zone
detonation
Explosive ignition event
fragmentation · pressure plate · tripwire · fuse · explosive charge · crater · explosion · detonate · armed · disarm
hidden danger
Concealed risk or peril
hazard · trap · sabotage · setback · complication · tread carefully · navigate · avoid · unexpected · lurking
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
- Asian inventionsgunpowder, paper money, compass, silk production, movable type
- Explosivesbomb, dynamite, grenade, TNT, C-4
- Bomb Disposalbomb disposal, bomb squad, EOD, bomb robot, bomb disposal robot
- British WeaponsBrown Bess, claymore, broadsword, English longbow, longbow
land minegrenade
Handheld thrown explosive
missile · artillery shell · rocket · torpedo · bullet
land mineminesweeper
Vessel clearing sea explosives
bomb shelter · mine detector · bomb disposal robot · protective barrier · bunker