mijnenjager

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • mijnjager (rare)

Etymology

Compound of mijn +‎ -en- +‎ jagen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛi̯.nə(n)ˌjaː.ɣər/
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  • Hyphenation: mij‧nen‧ja‧ger

Noun

mijnenjager m (plural mijnenjagers)

  1. minehunter (warship that actively eliminates individual naval mines) [from early 20th c.]

Usage notes
  • Mijnenjager seems to have been more frequently used as a synonym of mijnenveger (“minesweeper”) in the first half of the twentieth century; in more recent usage they are distinguished more sharply.
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