Definizione monolingua

mine

mine (third-person singular simple present mines, present participle mining, simple past and past participle mined)

1. (transitive) To remove (ore) from the ground.

   Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.

2. (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).

   We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.

3. (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).

mine (plural mines)

1. An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

   This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.

   He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.

2. (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
3. (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.

   His left leg was blown off after he stepped on a mine.

   The warship was destroyed by floating mines.

4. (pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
5. (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.

mine

1. Non-premodifying possessive case of I. My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.

Definizione dizionario mine

	mina
	exploding device

	miniera
	place from which ore is extracted
	An opening or excavation in the earth for extracting minerals. (Source: MGH)

	minare
	sow mines in

	estrarre
	remove from the ground

	mio
	that which belongs to me

	scavare
	remove from the ground

	mia
	that which belongs to me

	mie
	that which belongs to me

	miei
	that which belongs to me

i miei

il mio

la mia

le mie

me

mine

Altri significati:

(entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.

(transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).

(transitive) To remove (ore) from the ground.

(military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.

(sea) mine

(gold) mine

firework

entomology: cavity

(military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.

(land) mine

damage with a mine

(transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

tunnel packed with explosives

mine (ore)

(pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.

Non-premodifying possessive case of I. My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me. (See usage notes below.)