WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con′tact mine′, 
  1. Militarya naval mine designed to explode on contact with the hull of a ship. Cf. acoustic mine, magnetic mine.
  • 1880–85

'contact mine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acoustic mine - magnetic mine

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