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Definition of Countermine
1. Noun. (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy.
Generic synonyms: Countermeasure
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
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"
Exact synonyms: Counteract, Sabotage, Subvert, Undermine, Weaken
Specialized synonyms: Derail
Generic synonyms: Disobey
Derivative terms: Sabotage
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"
Generic synonyms: Mine
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
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