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minesweeper

noun mine·sweep·er \ˈmīn-ˌswē-pər\

: a ship designed for removing or destroying mines

Full Definition of MINESWEEPER

:  a warship for removing or neutralizing mines by dragging
— mine·sweep·ing \-piŋ\ noun
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First Known Use of MINESWEEPER

1904

Rhymes with MINESWEEPER

beekeeper, bookkeeper, crowkeeper, doorkeeper, gamekeeper, gatekeeper, goalkeeper, greenkeeper, grim reaper, groundskeeper, housekeeper, innkeeper, lockkeeper, peacekeeper, scorekeeper, shopkeeper, spring peeper, stockkeeper, storekeeper, timekeeper, zookeeper

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