minesweeper
noun
mine·sweep·er
ˈmīn-ˌswē-pər 
: a warship for removing or neutralizing mines by dragging
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Renamed Magic Circle, Guthrie’s schooner became a lowly minesweeper along the Scottish coast.
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Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
Among them is the Sea Wolf, a six-cabin expedition vessel first built as a U.S. Navy minesweeper that is today kitted out with kayaks and a skiff for scenic trips around Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Shipping oligarch Aristotle Onassis purchased a Canadian minesweeper for $30,000 and transformed it into Christina O, the world’s greatest classic motoryacht.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
The Royal Netherlands Navy held a farewell ceremony for the minesweeper in which a war pennant was presented to the last commander of the Makkum, lieutenant at sea-1 Dave de Kruijff, as local residents looked on.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
Among them is the Sea Wolf, a six-cabin expedition vessel first built as a U.S. Navy minesweeper that is today kitted out with kayaks and a skiff for scenic trips around Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Shipping oligarch Aristotle Onassis purchased a Canadian minesweeper for $30,000 and transformed it into Christina O, the world’s greatest classic motoryacht.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
The Royal Netherlands Navy held a farewell ceremony for the minesweeper in which a war pennant was presented to the last commander of the Makkum, lieutenant at sea-1 Dave de Kruijff, as local residents looked on.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Minesweeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minesweeper. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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minesweeper
noun
mine·sweep·er
ˈmīn-ˌswē-pər
: a warship for removing or destroying mines
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