minesweeper
noun
mine·sweep·er
ˈmīn-ˌswē-pər 
: a warship for removing or neutralizing mines by dragging
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Crews successfully pulled the first ship, a minesweeper, from the river last month, per AFP.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Quest served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II as a minesweeper and light cargo vessel and returned to commercial sealing operations after the war.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
Though dozens of shipwrecks lie in the sanctuary, NOAA singled out 11 wrecks for boaters to avoid, including the World War II minesweeper USS Heroic, the trawler Josephine Marie and the 55-foot North Star.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
Mexican army minesweepers reportedly deactivated more than 250 antipersonnel mines during that campaign.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
Quest served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II as a minesweeper and light cargo vessel and returned to commercial sealing operations after the war.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024
Though dozens of shipwrecks lie in the sanctuary, NOAA singled out 11 wrecks for boaters to avoid, including the World War II minesweeper USS Heroic, the trawler Josephine Marie and the 55-foot North Star.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
Mexican army minesweepers reportedly deactivated more than 250 antipersonnel mines during that campaign.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
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minesweeper
noun
mine·sweep·er
ˈmīn-ˌswē-pər
: a warship for removing or destroying mines
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