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minesweeper in French

minesweeper in French is dragueur de mines, démineur — minesweeper means a vehicle, device, or person tasked with clearing explosive mines, often a ship built for that purpose.

minesweeper in French

dragueur de mines
noun
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
démineur
noun
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
démineur
noun
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.

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 French?
"minesweeper" in French is dragueur de mines, démineur. minesweeper means: A vehicle, device, or person tasked with clearing explosive mines, often a ship built for that purpose.
How do you use "minesweeper" in a sentence?
Example: "The navy sent a minesweeper ahead of the convoy to clear the harbor." In French, "minesweeper" is dragueur de mines, démineur.
Are there other ways to say "minesweeper" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "minesweeper": dragueur de mines, démineur.
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