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ranger
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noun
(= commando)
a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
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noun
(= fire warden)
an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
Ranger
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noun
(= Texas Ranger)
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
uranium
Noun
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Uranium is an element of the periodic table with atomic number 92. Its symbol is U.
Uranium is the natural element with the biggest atomic core.
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Uranium is also the radioactive metal made of uranium atoms.
Uranium has been increasingly used since the last six decades, its radioactive properties have found both military and civil uses.
mine
Pronoun
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If something is mine, it belongs to me.
Give that back to me! It's mine!
mine
Noun
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A mine is a large hole in the ground from which rocks and minerals are taken.
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A mine is a device that explodes when it is touched, or when a ship, vehicle, or person comes close to it.
mine
Verb
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If you mine rocks or minerals, you dig them out of the ground.
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If you mine an area, you dig a mine there.
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If you mine an area, you put exploding mines there.
The soldiers mined the field to help kill their enemies.