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MINELAYER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does minelayer mean?
• MINELAYER (noun)
The noun MINELAYER has 1 sense:
1. ship equipped for laying marine mines
Familiarity information: MINELAYER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ship equipped for laying marine mines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("minelayer" is a kind of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
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