"mineless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From mine + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mine|less}} mine + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mineless (not comparable)
  1. Without mines (places for digging minerals etc.). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mineless-en-adj-0afMpHcC Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 48 52
  2. Without mines (explosive devices). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mineless-en-adj-6Ob7jVTR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
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