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minesweeper in Chinese

minesweeper in Chinese is 扫雷员 — minesweeper means a vehicle, device, or person tasked with clearing explosive mines, often a ship built for that purpose.

minesweeper in Chinese

扫雷员
noun
Pronounced: sǎo léi yuán
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).

What does "minesweeper" mean?

  1. noun A vehicle, device, or person tasked with clearing explosive mines, often a ship built for that purpose.
    "The navy sent a minesweeper ahead of the convoy to clear the harbor."
  2. noun A computer or video game in which the player must work out where hidden mines are placed on a grid using numerical clues.
    "He spent his lunch break playing minesweeper on the office computer."
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minesweeper in a sentence

  • The navy sent a minesweeper ahead of the convoy to clear the harbor.
  • Engineers used a small robotic minesweeper to check the road for landmines.
  • He spent his lunch break playing minesweeper on the office computer.
  • She cleared the whole minesweeper grid without hitting a single mine.

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What is "minesweeper" in Chinese?
"minesweeper" in Chinese is 扫雷员. minesweeper means: A vehicle, device, or person tasked with clearing explosive mines, often a ship built for that purpose.
How do you pronounce 扫雷员?
"minesweeper" in Chinese is 扫雷员, pronounced "sǎo léi yuán".
How do you use "minesweeper" in a sentence?
Example: "The navy sent a minesweeper ahead of the convoy to clear the harbor." In Chinese, "minesweeper" is 扫雷员.
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