A mine is an
explosive placed underground or underwater that explodes when disturbed, or when remotely triggered. The term originated from the use of
mining to go under the enemy's city
walls.
Mines, unlike
bombs, are placed in situ and then require some other stimulus from a target before they will detonate.
Naval mine or sea mine, a mine at sea, either floating or on the sea bed
Captive torpedo, a sea mine which releases a torpedo on sensing a target
Aerial mine or
parachute mine, an air-dropped sea mine falling gently under a parachute, used as a high-capacity cheaply cased large bomb against ground targets
Cluster bomb, an aerial bomb which releases a large number of small submunitions, which often act as mines.
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