mined
/maɪnd/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of mine (to extract minerals from the earth).
- They mined gold in this region for over a century.
- The workers mined copper from the hillside.
- He mined data from the internet for his research project.
- Past tense and past participle of mine (to place explosive mines).
- The navy mined the channel to protect the base.
- The army mined the border to stop the invasion.
- They mined the field during the war.
adjective
- Extracted from the earth by digging or tunneling.
- The company sells both mined and synthetic gemstones.
- The mined coal was loaded onto trains for transport.
- Mined diamonds are often found deep underground.
- Filled with explosive mines (as in a military or naval context).
- The soldiers carefully avoided the mined road.
- The harbor was mined to prevent enemy ships from entering.
- Divers cleared the mined area near the port.
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