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minefield
noun mine·field \ˈmīn-ˌfēld\
: an area of land or water that contains mines (sense 2)
: something that has many dangers or risks
Full Definition of MINEFIELD
1
: an area (as of water or land) set with mines
2
: something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution <a political minefield>
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First Known Use of MINEFIELD
1884
Rhymes with MINEFIELD
afield, airfield, backfield, Bloomfield, brickfield, Burchfield, coalfield, cornfield, downfield, dress shield, Enfield, Fairfield, force field, goldfield, greenfield, Hadfield, heat shield, Hounsfield, ice field, infield, left field, Masefield, midfield, oil field, outfield, playfield, right field, Schofield, Sheffield, snowfield, Springfield, subfield, unsealed, upfield, Wakefield, well-heeled, windshield
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