Mine
Trip wire
Trip wire noun - A wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over.
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Mine and trip wire are semantically related in concealed trap topic. You can use "Mine" instead a noun phrase "Trip wire".
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If by chance, an enemy soldier discovered the trip wire that activated the mine, they would then trigger the grenade.
Source: Series / Deadliest Warrior - A particularly impressive example happens early in the second book: He finds some mercenary wiring an AP mine, waits until the trip wire is set and throws a wrench into it while the mercenary is still right next to it.
Source: Literature / Alex Verus
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Trip wire and Mine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mine/trip_wire
Mine & Trip wire. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mine/trip_wire>.
Trip wire or Mine. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mine/trip_wire.
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