mine laying

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• mine laying — place explosives in the ground or underwater …   English contemporary dictionary

• random mine laying — atsitiktinis minų išdėstymas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Laivyno minų kare – minų išdėstymas nesilaikant schemos. atitikmenys: angl. random mine laying pranc. pose de mines sans schéma …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• Mine Service — The Mine Service (Mijnendienst) is the wing of the Royal Netherlands Navy dealing with mine laying and minesweeping. It was established in 1907 from the Torpedo Service (the latter had been established in the 19th century, when torpedo meant any… …   Wikipedia

• mine|lay|er — «MYN LAY uhr», noun. a surface vessel or submarine designed or equipped for laying underwater mines …   Useful english dictionary

• Mine planter — Army M 1 Mine Planter Hull No. 480 the USAMP MP 7 Major General Wallace F. Randolph.[1] Records (#742), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. Mine planter and the earlier… …   Wikipedia

• Mine Planter Service (U.S. Army) — USAMP MP 7 Major General Wallace F. Randolph,[1] Army M 1 Mine Planter Hull No. 480. Records (#742), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. The U.S. Army Mine Planter… …   Wikipedia

• mine — 1. In land mine warfare, an explosive or material, normally encased, designed to destroy or damage ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft, or designed to wound, kill, or otherwise incapacitate personnel. It may be detonated by the action of its… …   Military dictionary

• mine warfare — The strategic, operational, and tactical use of mines and mine countermeasures. Mine warfare is divided into two basic subdivisions: the laying of mines to degrade the enemy …   Military dictionary

• Laying — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mine warfare forces (naval) — Navy forces charged with the strategic, operational, and tactical use of naval mines and their countermeasures. Such forces are capable of offensive and defensive measures in connection with laying and clearing mines …   Military dictionary

• mine-layer — /ˈmaɪn leɪə/ (say muyn layuh) noun a naval vessel with special equipment for laying mines in water …