The activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Minesweeping is the practice of removing explosive naval mines, usually by a specially designed ship called a minesweeper using various measures to either capture or detonate the mines, but sometimes also with an aircraft made for that purpose. Wikipedia

The practice of removing explosive mines Wikipedia Disambiguation

Action of removing explosive mines Wikidata

The detection and safe disposal of mines. Wiktionary