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Also known as: naval mine

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Related Topics:: mine; pressure mine; magnetic mine; underwater weapon; acoustic mine

submarine mine, underwater weapon designed to explode when a target presents itself. See mine.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.

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