minefield
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minefield (plural minefields)
- An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
- (by extension) A dangerous situation.
- 2022 June 1, Ken Lohatepanont, “Political minefield awaits Prayut government”, in Thai Enquirer[1], Bangkok: Thai News Corp, retrieved 2022-06-01:
- Political minefield awaits Prayut government including threat from an old foe
- (cricket) A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
- A quiz without right of mistake.
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dangerous situation
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