mineless

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English

Etymology

From mine +‎ -less.

Adjective

mineless (not comparable)

  1. Without mines (places for digging minerals etc.).
    • 1864, The North British Review, volume 40, page 307:
      But though there are caves there are no mines in Faroe, in which happy state we hope these mineless isles will remain so far as we are concerned.
  2. Without mines (explosive devices).
    • 2009, Jannie Geldenhuys, At the front: a general's account of South Africa's border war, page 264:
      That is what Chris and his men did - they laid a mineless minefield, complete with all the customary wire fencing and markers, and even a safe lane through it.

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