Minefield

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An area in which explosive mines have been placed.
  • n. A situation that has many potential hazards or dangers.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An area in which land mines have been laid.
  • n. A dangerous situation.
  • n. A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a region in which explosive mines{4} have been placed, especially a region on land.
  • n. A situation in which a simple mistake can have disastrous consequences; a touchy or dangerous situation requiring great caution.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A body of navigable water in which submarine mines are anchored for the purpose of preventing an enemy's ships from entering a channel, harbor, or roadstead; also, the group of mines itself.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a tract of land containing explosive mines
  • n. a region in which explosives mines have been placed
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    parcel    tract    parcel of land    piece of ground    piece of land   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bomblets    breastworks    defenses    obstacle    barricade   
     
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