"mine roller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mine rollers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mine roller (plural mine rollers)
  1. A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of placing pressure on them. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: mineroller Related terms: mine plow, mine flail Translations (mine-clearer by pressure): miinajyrä (Finnish), Minenwalze [feminine] (German), Minenroller [masculine] (German), mintrålare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mine_roller-en-noun-URL~o~Y5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for mine roller meaning in English (1.6kB)

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