minesweeper in Japanese
minesweeper in Japanese is 掃海艇, マインスイーパー — minesweeper means a vehicle, device, or person tasked with clearing explosive mines, often a ship built for that purpose.
minesweeper in Japanese
掃海艇
Pronounced: sōkaitei
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
マインスイーパー
Pronounced: mainsuīpā
(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?
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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."
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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 Japanese?
"minesweeper" in Japanese is 掃海艇, マインスイーパー. minesweeper means: A vehicle, device, or person tasked with clearing explosive mines, often a ship built for that purpose.
How do you pronounce 掃海艇?
"minesweeper" in Japanese is 掃海艇, pronounced "sōkaitei".
How do you use "minesweeper" in a sentence?
Example: "The navy sent a minesweeper ahead of the convoy to clear the harbor." In Japanese, "minesweeper" is 掃海艇, マインスイーパー.
Are there other ways to say "minesweeper" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "minesweeper": 掃海艇, マインスイーパー.
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