OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1894

mine

/maɪ̯n/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mina
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
Meronyms: mine shaft, mineshaft; mine car
This diamond comes from a mine in South Africa.
mina
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.
Holonym: minefield
📚 pron • entry_id 1893

mine

/maɪ̯n/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
de mí • lo mío • mío
That or those belonging to me.
The house itself is mine, but the land is not.
These books are mine.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 1895

mine

/maɪ̯n/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
extraer • minar
To remove (rock or ore) from the ground.
Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where visitors can mine their own diamonds.
minar
To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
We had to slow our advance after the enemy mined the road ahead of us.