(DoD, NATO) In land mine warfare, demarcation line for trip wire or wire-actuated mines in a minefield. It serves to protect the laying personnel. After the minefield is laid, this line is neither marked on the ground nor plotted on the minefield record.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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