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Categories: Anti-ship weapons, Coastal fortifications, Explosives, Anti-submarine weapons, Explosive weapons

torpedo detonator land mine mine Railroad torpedo

A small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead WordNet 3.0

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A small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A railway detonator is a coin-sized device that is used as a loud warning signal to train drivers. Wikipedia

A railway device used to make a loud warning sound to train drivers Wikipedia Disambiguation

An explosive device, concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets as they pass over or near the device. OmegaWiki

A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it. Wiktionary

Rail transport: small explosive warning device. Wiktionary (translation)

A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it. Wiktionary

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