Found 2 items, similar to magnetic mine.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: magnetic mine magnetic mine n : (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)
English → English (gcide) Definition: magnetic mine magnetic mine \magnetic mine\ n. (Mil.) A marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that detects the nearness of magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship). A magnetic counter mine may allow the passagw of several ships before detonating. [WordNet 1.5]