land mine vs peril

land mine

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

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

peril

noun
  • A situation of serious and immediate danger. 

  • An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event. 

  • Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. 

verb
  • To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. 

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