minesweeping
Removing underwater explosives
Minesweeping is the military operation of detecting and removing explosive mines from water or land.
Naval minesweepers clear shipping lanes; land-based minesweeping clears fields and roads.
The word also describes the practice of finishing other people's unattended drinks at a bar or party: He was minesweeping at the pub, grabbing any abandoned pint.
Small naval fleet
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- minehunterShip finding sea explosives
- corvetteLight, fast warship
convoy · fleet · navy · maritime · depth-charge · cutters · hydrofoil · seaman
Permitted passage or approval
- landminesConcealed explosive ordnance
- EODWorkday cutoff acronym
- disposalAct of throwing away
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
defusing · deminer · sapper · neutralization · deactivation · prodding · flail · Cambodia
Framework of intersecting lines
- clickBrief sharp noise
- flagsSymbolic national cloths
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- bombsExplosive munitions dropped
puzzle · reveal · logic · timer · numbers · guesswork · beginner · intermediate
Underwater detection by echoes
- magnetometerInstrument measuring field strength
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- subsurfaceBelow the outer layer
- geophysicsPhysics of planetary structure
prodder · verification · buried · concealed · tripwire
Violent burst of energy
- hazardSource of potential harm
- riskPossibility of harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
detonation · injury · death · booby-trap · casualty · trauma · tension · caution
Methods to achieve goals
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
- breachingBreaking through something
- task-forceTeam for specific mission
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
planning · methodology · approach · systematic · marking · mapping · reconnaissance · coordination
flotilla
Small naval fleet
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- minehunterShip finding sea explosives
corvette · convoy · fleet · navy · maritime · depth-charge · cutters · hydrofoil · seaman · admiralty
clearance
Permitted passage or approval
humanitarian · defusing · deminer · sapper · neutralization · deactivation · prodding · flail · Cambodia · Afghanistan
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
bombs · puzzle · reveal · logic · timer · numbers · guesswork · beginner · intermediate · expert
sonar
Underwater detection by echoes
- magnetometerInstrument measuring field strength
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- subsurfaceBelow the outer layer
geophysics · prodder · verification · buried · concealed · tripwire
explosion
Violent burst of energy
shrapnel · detonation · injury · death · booby-trap · casualty · trauma · tension · caution · alert
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
- breachingBreaking through something
- task-forceTeam for specific mission
operations · planning · methodology · approach · systematic · marking · mapping · reconnaissance · coordination · prioritization
- D-DayD-Day, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Gold Beach
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship
- naval operationsfleet, admiral, patrol boats, commander, fleet command
- naval warfarenaval battles, naval battle, battleship, destroyer, sea battles
- GallipoliGallipoli, Dardanelles, ANZACs, April 25, war cemeteries
- WWI Navalbattleship, cruiser, destroyer, submarine, U-boat
minesweepingminelaying
Placing submerged explosives
mining · booby-trapping · sabotage · weaponization · obstruction
mine, sweeping, sweep, mining, miner, sweeper, mines, mined, miners