Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An area in which explosive mines have been placed.
- noun A situation that has many potential hazards or dangers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A body of navigable water in which submarine mines are anchored for the purpose of preventing an enemy's ships from entering a channel, harbor, or roadstead; also, the group of mines itself.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) a region in which explosive mines{4} have been placed, especially a region on land.
- noun A situation in which a simple mistake can have disastrous consequences; a touchy or dangerous situation requiring great caution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An area in which
land mines have beenlaid . - noun by extension A
dangerous situation . - noun cricket A
pitch that has dried out andcrumbled and on which theball isbouncing andspinning unpredictably .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tract of land containing explosive mines
- noun a region in which explosives mines have been placed
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Examples
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Not long after conceiving, my husband, Jay, and I talked to several more experienced friends about the moniker minefield.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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Not long after conceiving, my husband, Jay, and I talked to several more experienced friends about the moniker minefield.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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But the general refused to engage in what he called the minefield of legislative proposals.
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He said that he doesn't want to dive into what he called the minefield of the legislative proposals up here when he was asked about things like whether or not the timetable is a good or bad thing for him when he is on the ground there.
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But the general refused to engage in what he called the minefield of legislative proposals.
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A minefield is ineffective unless someone is keeping an eye on it and can react faster than an enemy can get through it.
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The latest candidate to walk into a campaign minefield is Floridian Alex Sink.
Alex Sink and the great debate blunders (Videos) Melissa Bell 2010
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Actually they're not too bothered, they're preparing themselves for a "minefield" - a broken, under-prepared surface that will be suited to the Indian spinners a bit like was the case in Kanpur 2008.
IOL: News 2010
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Actually they're not too bothered, they're preparing themselves for a "minefield" - a broken, under-prepared surface that will be suited to the Indian spinners a bit like was the case in Kanpur 2008.
IOL: News 2010
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Let us know your experiences with this particular minefield, which is not exclusive to romance, fantasy or a combination of the two.
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