BOUNCING BETTY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antipersonnel land mine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bouncing betty" is a kind of...):

booby trap; ground-emplaced mine; land mine (an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over)

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