attrition minesweeping
attrition minesweeping
[ə′trish·ən ′mīn‚swēp·iŋ] (ordnance)
Minesweeping designed to minimize the number of live mines at any one time in a channel or area being subjected to heavy, continuous mining attack when clearance sweeping is impossible and port closure unacceptable.
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