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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

minefield

· IPA /ˈmaɪnˌfild/
01 n. a region in which explosive mines{4} have been placed, especially a region on land.
  1. 1.
    a region in which explosive mines{4} have been placed, especially a region on land.(Mil.)
  2. 2.
    A situation in which a simple mistake can have disastrous consequences; a touchy or dangerous situation requiring great caution; as, the candidate threaded his way skillfully through a minefield of loaded questions from the audience.(Fig.)