(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
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(figuratively) A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.
He said conversations are dressed up in language about the educational value or inherent beauty of the remains — what he called a clear ploy to divert attention from the ethical land mine that is owning a piece of a deceased person.
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(always written together, from a Landmine™ developed in 1999 by a US company called Sorinex) A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground.
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