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magnetic mine — n. (Mil.) A marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that detects the nearness of magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship). A {magnetic counter mine} may allow the passagw of several ships before detonating. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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