mine sweeping
Naval bomb hunting
Mine sweeping is the process of detecting and removing explosive mines, whether naval mines from waterways or land mines from terrain.
Ships equipped for this work are minesweepers.
The term extends to systematic searches for hidden dangers: Security teams conducted mine sweeping before the summit.
In bars, mine sweeping means scavenging unfinished drinks left by other patrons.
- navalOf maritime warfare
- explosivesDetonating substances
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
explosive device · harbor · demolition · sonar · detonation · magnetic · acoustic · warfare · war zone · sailors · dangerous · underwater · ships · defuse · anchor · channel · patrol · wartime
- Naval Eventsnaval battle, sea battle, shipwreck, sinking, collision
- naval operationsfleet, admiral, patrol boats, commander, fleet command
- maritime operationscoast guard, coastal patrol, harbor patrol, naval patrols, patrol boats
- naval dutiesanchor watch, battle stations, damage control, general quarters, guard duty
- naval gamesBattleship, fleet command, sea battle, naval warfare, depth charges
- military engineeringengineers, combat engineer, combat engineers, sappers, sapper