What does "minesweeper" mean?

A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).

How do you pronounce "minesweeper"?

Pronounced //ˈmaɪnˌswipɚ//.

Common synonyms include: computer game, logic game, mine clearance ship, minehunter, naval minesweeper, puzzle game.

/ˈmaɪnˌswipɚ/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines). countable, uncountable
2
ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines wordnet
3
A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints. uncountable

"The objective of Minesweeper is to clear the minefield without detonating the mines."

From mine + sweeper.