detonate a mine
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to make a mine explode, often intentionally
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- The bomb disposal expert carefully detonated the mine.
- They had to detonate the unexploded mine in a controlled environment.
- Plans were made to detonate the remaining mines at dawn.
- A specialist unit was called in to detonate the discovered mine.
- If not handled correctly, the mine could detonate unexpectedly.
- The objective was to safely detonate every mine in the field.
- He watched as the distant team prepared to detonate the mine.
- The engineers were trained to detonate submerged mines.
- Before construction, they had to detonate any potential mines.
- The explosion occurred when a vehicle accidentally detonated a mine.