Definition of "minelaying" []

• The act or process of laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment. (noun)

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• "It came as a result of the battle on October 17 when a British squadron had sunk four German minelaying destroyers off the Dutch coast."
• "There were technical arguments: some now said that the long approaches to the estuary were vulnerable to enemy minelaying; others declared that the area of deep water upstream above the bridge was insufficient to berth the growing fleet."
• "Head seas were battering his ships, and the minelaying light cruiser Kolberg, lagging behind the battle cruisers, had been badly damaged; her bridge and superstructure had been almost completely swept away by the heavy waves into which she was plunging."