land mine
noun
: a mine usually placed just below the surface of the ground and designed to be exploded usually by the weight of vehicles or troops passing over it
—often used figuratively
Every aspect of this scheme is a potential land mine.—
Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissingera political land mine
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parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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President Biden is also sending land mines to help Ukrainian forces slow Russia’s continuing advance in Ukraine’s east.
—Ian Bremmer, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The package, announced Monday by the State Department, also includes more of the anti-personnel land mines that Ukraine is counting on to slow Russian and North Korean ground forces in Russia’s Kursk region.
—Tara Copp and Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
This package will include anti-tank weapons, artillery, drones, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and anti-personnel land mines to slow Russia's advances in the Kursk region, the official said.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
The assistance includes counter-drone systems, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and antipersonnel land mines, according to U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Associated Press.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The package, announced Monday by the State Department, also includes more of the anti-personnel land mines that Ukraine is counting on to slow Russian and North Korean ground forces in Russia’s Kursk region.
—Tara Copp and Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
This package will include anti-tank weapons, artillery, drones, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and anti-personnel land mines to slow Russia's advances in the Kursk region, the official said.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
The assistance includes counter-drone systems, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and antipersonnel land mines, according to U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Associated Press.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20mine. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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