"proxy mine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-proxy mine.ogg [Australia] Forms: proxy mines [plural]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} proxy mine (plural proxy mines)
  1. (slang, weaponry, video games) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Video games, Weapons Synonyms: proxy

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2000: \"twopinacoladas\", review of The World is not Enough http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/review/R12476.html\nIn mid night departure (forest with the air control) base the frame rate ''SUCKS'' out side far worse then PD with 4 players 8 sims and proxy mines."
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          "ref": "2002: \"yc\", Super Smash Bros. Melee: Marth http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/516492/18648",
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          "text": "2004: \"TerranRedneck\", review of Custom Robo http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/review/R73394.html\nPods are like \"little buddies\" that help you out. Some buzz around your rivals head obscuring his vision and annoying him, some serve as proxy mines, while others simply bounce off the walls blowing up on the first bot they meet."
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          "ref": "2006: \"ProtectorOne\", Perfect Dark: Multiplayer Scenario FAQ http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/n64/file/198275/43519",
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          "ref": "2007: \"UnknownMercernary\", Die Hard: Vendetta: FAQ/Walkthrough http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/479800/47821",
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