crater vs land mine

crater

noun
  • The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb. 

  • Any large, roughly circular depression or hole. 

  • The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. 

  • A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object. 

verb
  • To form craters in a surface. 

  • To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed. 

  • To crash or fall. 

land mine

noun
  • A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched. 

  • 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. 

  • A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications. 

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