1. areas of land or water containing explosive mines
Usage: military
2. situations or topics full of hidden dangers or difficulties
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The soldiers carefully navigated through the minefields.
• Naval ships avoided the underwater minefields near the harbor.
• The peace treaty included provisions for clearing all minefields.
• Discussing politics at family dinners can be navigating social minefields.
• The new employee found the office politics to be full of minefields.
• Legal minefields await companies that don’t follow regulations.
• The interview was full of ethical minefields for the journalist.