n. explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel

n. excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

v. lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"

v. get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"

n. a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device

n. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

n. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"

v. remove something from a container or an enclosed space