MINEHUNTING

Meaning of MINEHUNTING in English

Employment of sensor and neutralization systems, whether air, surface, or subsurface, to locate and dispose of individual mines. Minehunting is conducted to eliminate mines in a known field when sweeping is not feasible or desirable, or to verify the presence or absence of mines in a given area. See also minesweeping. (JP 3-15)

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

OPTICAL MINEHUNTING — (*) The use of an optical system (e.g., television or towed diver) to detect and classify mines or minelike objects …
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MAGNETIC MINEHUNTING — The process of using magnetic detectors to determine the presence of mines or minelike objects.
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ACOUSTIC MINEHUNTING — (*) The use of a sonar to detect mines or mine-like objects which may be on or protruding from the …
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MINEHUNTER — ■ noun Brit. a warship used for detecting and destroying explosive mines. Derivatives minehunting noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
MINESWEEPING — The technique of clearing mines using either mechanical, explosive, or influence sweep equipment. Mechanical sweeping removes, disturbs, or otherwise neutralizes …
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EXPLORATORY HUNTING — (*) In naval mine warfare, a parallel operation to search sweeping, in which a sample of the route or area …
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CLEARANCE RATE — (*) The area which would be cleared per unit time with a stated minimum percentage clearance, using specific minehunting and/or …
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