mine
US /maɪn/
・UK /maɪn/
A1
pronoun
- That thing that belongs to me
- Belonging to me.
noun
- A bomb hidden in the ground or the sea
- An excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals.
- An explosive device placed in the ground or water, designed to be detonated by contact or proximity.
- Rich source of material or information
- Place under the ground where coal, etc. is dug out
verb
- To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- To dig into the earth or sea to obtain minerals
other
- To dig into the earth; to burrow.
other
- To extract (ore or minerals) from the earth.
- To extract something valuable or useful from a source.
Examples
At its peak, the mine produced 5,000 tons of coal a day.
The troops are slowly clearing the mines.