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
Phrases
Bangalore mineMinecraftMinolacoustic mineanti-personnel mineanti-tank mineantiminebounding minebutterfly minecoal minecoalminecounterminedrift minegold minegoldmineintermineiron mineironmineland minelandmineleaf minerlimpet minemagnetic minemegaminemine carmine cartmine dialmine flailmine of informationmine plowmine rollermine runmine shaftmine-clearingminecarminecartminecraftminefieldminefulminehunter
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.