🇬🇧 Mine meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To mine means to secretly put explosive devices, called mines, into the ground or under the water so that, if someone steps on them or a vehicle or ship goes over them, they can explode. People usually mine an area during war to stop enemies from walking, driving, or sailing safely through that place. Because mines are very dangerous and can hurt people and animals, special experts later have to carefully find and remove them.

The evil snowman attempted to mine the snowy hill, but each tiny explosion just made better sledding ramps for laughing kids.

The sneaky raccoon tried to mine the campground, but the marshmallows absorbed every blast and just got puffier.

The robot army tried to mine the soccer field, but the referee gave the mines red cards and kicked them out.

The villain tried to mine the racetrack, but the race cars drove so fast that the mines got dizzy and exploded late.

People sometimes mine oceans or fields during wars, and years later experts still carefully search to find and remove leftover mines so nobody gets hurt.

A night watch sees a small boat slip in and men unload dark drums. Quietly they mine the bay; they mine the shallow lanes; they mine the dock; they mine the main channel; then they mine behind the rocks. Heart pounding, the watcher runs to warn fishermen. Boats stay ashore; the village breathes, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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