Mine
Definition of Mine
Pronunciation: mīn | n. | 1. | See Mien. | | pron. & a. | 1. | Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning with a vowel.She shall have me and mine. - Shak. | | v. i. | 1. | | | 1. | To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise. | | 2. | To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony. | | v. t. | 1. | To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. | | 2. | To dig into, for ore or metal. | | 3. | To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging. | | n. | 1. | | | 1. | (Mil.) A subterranean cavity or passage | | 2. | Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine. | | 3. | A rich source of wealth or other good. | | 4. | (Mil.) An explosive device placed concealed in a location, on land or at sea, where an enemy vehicle or enemy personnel may pass through, having a triggering mechanism which detects people or vehicles, and which will explode and kill or maim personnel or destroy or damage vehicles. A mine placed at sea (formerly called a torpedo, see torpedo{2} (a)) is also called an marine mine and underwater mine and sometimes called a floating mine, even though it may be anchored to the floor of the sea and not actually float freely. A mine placed on land (formerly called a torpedo, see torpedo{3}), usually buried, is called a land mine. |
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