SUSTAINED ATTRITION MINEFIELD

Meaning of SUSTAINED ATTRITION MINEFIELD in English

(*) In naval mine warfare, a minefield which is replenished to maintain its danger to the enemy in the face of countermeasures.

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

ATTRITION — n attrition; specif.: [Theol.]
Interlingua English vocab
ATTRITION — frottation, atrition
English interlingue dictionary
MINEFIELD — noun Date: 1884 an area (as of water or land) set with mines, something resembling a ~ especially in having …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MINEFIELD — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an area occupied by mines anchored or sunk in water or buried in the ground for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATTRITION — I. ə.ˈtrishən also a.ˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin attrition-, attritio, from attritus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. [Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUSTAINED — səˈstānd adjective Etymology: from past participle of sustain : maintained at length without interruption, weakening, or losing in power or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUSTAINED — (a.) Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a …
Английский словарь Webster
SUSTAINED — (imp. & p. p.) of Sustain
Английский словарь Webster
SUSTAINED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Sustain
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUSTAINED — ( a. ) Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MINEFIELD — /muyn"feeld'/ , n. Mil., Naval. an area of land or water throughout which explosive mines have been laid. [ 1885-90; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATTRITION — — attritional , adj. — attritive /euh truy"tiv/ , adj. /euh trish"euhn/ , n. 1. a reduction or decrease in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUSTAINED — adj. maintained for a period of time without interruption, prolonged; allowed, admitted, accepted (as in a court of law)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MINEFIELD — n. area filled with hidden explosives
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MINEFIELD — noun Date: 1884 1. : an area (as of water or land) set with mines 2. : something resembling a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ATTRITION — noun Etymology: Latin attrition-, attritio, from atterere to rub against, from ad- + terere to rub — more at throw …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUSTAINED — impf & ·p.p. of sustain. 2. sustained ·adj held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained …
Webster English vocab
ATTRITION — noun the state of being worn. 2. attrition ·noun grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings …
Webster English vocab
MINEFIELD — ■ noun 1》 an area planted with explosive mines. 2》 a subject or situation presenting unseen hazards.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MINEFIELD — [mine.field] n (1886) 1: an area (as of water or land) set with mines 2: something resembling a minefield esp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ATTRITION — [at.tri.tion] n [L attrition-, attritio, fr. atterere to rub against, fr. ad- + terere to rub--more at throw] (14c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MINEFIELD — minefield BrE AmE ˈmaɪn fiː ə ld ▷ minefield|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ATTRITION — attrition BrE AmE ə ˈtrɪʃ ə n æ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MINEFIELD — / ˈmaɪnfiːld; NAmE / noun 1. an area of land or water where mines (= bombs that explode when they …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ATTRITION — / əˈtrɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( formal ) 1. a process of making sb/sth, especially your enemy, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUSTAINED — sus ‧ tained AC /səˈsteɪnd/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] continuing for a long time: a period of sustained …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINEFIELD — mine ‧ field /ˈmaɪnfiːld/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] an area where a lot of bombs have been hidden …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ATTRITION — at ‧ tri ‧ tion /əˈtrɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINEFIELD — n. 1 an area planted with explosive mines. 2 a subject or situation presenting unseen hazards.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ATTRITION — n. 1 a the act or process of gradually wearing out, esp. by friction. b abrasion. 2 Theol. sorrow for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MINEFIELD — n. 1 an area planted with explosive mines. 2 a subject or situation presenting unseen hazards.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ATTRITION — n. 1 a the act or process of gradually wearing out, esp. by friction. b abrasion. 2 Theol. sorrow for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MINEFIELD — n.1 an area planted with explosive mines. 2 a subject or situation presenting unseen hazards.
Oxford English vocab
ATTRITION — n.1 a the act or process of gradually wearing out, esp. by friction. b abrasion. 2 Theol. sorrow for sin, …
Oxford English vocab
MINEFIELD — ( minefields) 1. A minefield is an area of land or water where explosive mines have been hidden. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ATTRITION — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them. ( FORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MINEFIELD — (~s) 1. A ~ is an area of land or water where explosive mines have been hidden. N-COUNT 2. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ATTRITION — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them. (FORMAL) The …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SUSTAINED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sustained campaign (= lasting a long time ) ▪ The organization has mounted a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MINEFIELD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE legal ▪ This is a legal minefield , and infringement of the regulations can …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ATTRITION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES war of attrition COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN rate ▪ That compares with an attrition …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUSTAINED — [adjective]Sustained means continuing for a long time.The president's speech was greeted by sustained applause.He said that he considered low inflation …
Cambridge English vocab
MINEFIELD — [noun] [C] - an area of land or water which contains mines (= bombs), or (figurative) a situation or subject …
Cambridge English vocab
ATTRITION — [noun] [U] [slightly formal] - the gradual weakening and destroying of (something, esp. the strength or confidence of an enemy) …
Cambridge English vocab
SUSTAINED — Synonyms and related words : abiding, based on, bolstered, borne, braced, buttressed, ceaseless, changeless, chattering, constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUSTAINED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
MINEFIELD — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SUSTAINED — adj. Sustained is used with these nouns: ↑ applause , ↑ assault , ↑ attack , ↑ attention , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MINEFIELD — noun 1 area where there are mines VERB + MINEFIELD ▪ enter ▪ clear 2 situation full of difficulties ADJECTIVE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ATTRITION — noun Attrition is used before these nouns: ↑ rate
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MINEFIELD — See ↑ PROBLEM 5
Longman Activator English vocab
SUSTAINED — adj. 25B6; adjective CONTINUOUS, ongoing, steady, continual, constant, prolonged, persistent, non-stop, perpetual, unabating, relentless, unrelieved, unbroken, never-ending, incessant, unceasing, ceaseless, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ATTRITION — n. 25B6; noun a gradual attrition of the market economy : WEARING DOWN/AWAY, weakening, debilitation, enfeebling, sapping, attenuation. the attrition …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUSTAINED — adj. continued, continuous, continual, prolonged, unremitting, steady, ceaseless, unceasing, incessant, interminable; uniform, even, level, unchanged, unchanging The neighbours keep up …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MINEFIELD — 1. In land warfare, an area of ground containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern. 2. In naval warfare, …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
ATTRITION — noun wearing away, as may be caused by friction; examination showed attrition of two extensor tendons
English Dictionary of Medicine
SUSTAINED — прил. длительный, непрерывный, продолжительный sustained effort ≈ длительное усилие sustained fire ≈ непрерывный огонь sustained defence ≈ долговременная оборона Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MINEFIELD — сущ.; воен. минное поле (военное) минное поле minefield воен. минное поле
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ATTRITION — сущ. 1) трение When the mill is too slowly fed the stones, by their attrition, are apt to strike fire. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUSTAINED — Непрерывный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SUSTAINED — Неизменный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SUSTAINED — Константа
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MINEFIELD — Минное поле
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SUSTAINED — sustained.ogg səʹstenıd a 1. длительный; непрерывный sustained effort - длительное усилие the sustained note in his correspondence - постоянный лейтмотив …
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