American English pronunciation

How to pronounce mines

IPA transcription: ['maɪnz]

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Noun

  • excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

  • explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel

Verb

  • get from the earth by excavation

    “mine ores and metals”

  • lay mines

    “The Vietnamese mined Cambodia”

Usage examples

  • According to this understanding, knowledge is never neutral, as it determines force relations.
  • This was thanks to gold being discovered and the building of gold mines.
  • His father and older brother worked in the mines for the Witherbee Sherman Company.
  • The mines had been ran by the city council.
  • However, the state encouraged competing private parties to operate mines and supply these centers.
  • This was thanks to gold being discovered and the building of gold mines.
  • Others included mines, brewing, and newspaper publishing.
  • The "honden's" structure determines the shrine's architectural style.
  • Small "wagon mines" in Huntington Canyon provided limited employment.
  • Herodotus mentions that they had mines in Mount Pangaeus and two fortresses.