"minesweeping" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: minesweepings [plural]
Etymology: mine + sweeping Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mine|sweeping}} mine + sweeping Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} minesweeping (usually uncountable, plural minesweepings)
  1. (nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (detection and safe disposal of mines): ναρκαλιεία (narkalieía) [feminine] (Greek), 掃海 (sōkai) (alt: そうかい) (Japanese), minröjning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-minesweeping-en-noun-SDqp8CVc Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'detection and safe disposal of mines': 98 2
  2. (slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub. Tags: slang, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-minesweeping-en-noun-BsQ91hmX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: minesweeper

Inflected forms

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