Definition

1. Noun:
   • A mine: An explosive device, typically concealed or buried, designed to detonate when triggered by pressure, proximity, or remote control, used to destroy vehicles, structures, or kill or injure people.
   • Dynamite / A charge: A quantity of high explosive, often used in a controlled manner for demolition, quarrying, or construction purposes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Binh lính dò tìm mìn trên con đường. (Soldiers are detecting mines on the road.)
  • Họ dùng mìn để phá núi làm đường. (They used dynamite to blast the mountain to build a road.)
  • Làm nổ một trái mìn. (To detonate a mine.)

Advanced Usage

• "mìn từ trường": magnetic mine (a naval mine detonated by the magnetic field of a ship).
• "mìn nổ chậm": time-delay bomb; improvised explosive device (IED) with a delayed trigger.
• "khu vực có mìn" / "bãi mìn": minefield.
  • Khu vực phía trước là bãi mìn. (The area ahead is a minefield.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đặt mìn (v): to lay/plant a mine.
  • Địch đặt mìn trên tuyến đường tiếp tế. (The enemy planted mines on the supply route.)
• Gỡ mìn / Rà mìn (v): to demine; to clear mines.
  • Các chuyên gia đang gỡ mìn sau chiến tranh. (Experts are clearing mines after the war.)
• Máy dò mìn (n): mine detector.
• Người gỡ mìn / Thợ mìn (n): deminer; sapper.

Synonyms

• Explosive device: A general term for any device containing explosives.
• Landmine: Specifically a mine placed on or under the ground.
• Charge: A measured quantity of explosive for demolition.

Related Terms and Contexts

• Vật liệu nổ: Explosives (the general category of materials).
• Kíp nổ: Detonator (the component that triggers the explosion of the mine/charge).
• Tàu thả mìn: Minelayer (a ship that deploys naval mines).
• Tàu quét mìn: Minesweeper (a ship that clears naval mines).

noun

1. mine; dynamite
   • làm nổ một trái mìn
     to fire a mine