[ noun ] ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines <noun.artifact>
minesweeper \minesweeper\ n. A boat designed for the purpose of detecting and disposing of marine mines. [WordNet 1.5]
Without providing any details, officials said the engagement resulted in the capture of an additional 29 Iraqi troops on the island, meaning that a total of 51 Iraqis were captured off the minesweeper and the island.
The Royal Navy's last sea-going wooden vessel, the minesweeper HMS Nurton, sailed into Portsmouth for decommissioning.
The latter always seem to pay cash, which endears them to me,' says Mike Critchley, a former minesweeper captain who now skippers Maritime Books.