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Definition of Countermine
1. Noun. (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
2. Verb. Destroy property or hinder normal operations. "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
Specialized synonyms: Derail
Generic synonyms: Disobey
Derivative terms: Sabotage
3. Verb. Destroy enemy mines with one's own mines. "We countermined the banks of the river"
Definition of Countermine
1. n. An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
2. v. t. To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine.
3. v. i. To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.
Definition of Countermine
1. Noun. A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel. ¹
2. Verb. To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Countermine
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Countermine
Literary usage of Countermine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Decay of Christian fifty. II. intrans. To make a countermine ... Tis hard for
man to countermine with Ood. Chapman. ..."
2. The anatomy of melancholy, by Democritus iunior by Robert Burton (1838)
"If ut a sute, to every inférieur person ; what pains they will take, run, ride,
i, plot, countermine, protest and swear, vow, promise, what labours un- go, ..."
3. Landmines: A Deadly Legacyby Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"Jean Francois, French Army Corps of Engineers, "De- Mining Cambodia," presentation
to American Defense Preparedness Association, Mints, countermine and ..."
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