COUNTERMINE
\kˈa͡ʊntəmˌa͡ɪn], \kˈaʊntəmˌaɪn], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə_m_ˌaɪ_n]\
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destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
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destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
By Princeton University
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destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
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destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
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A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated.
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To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.
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To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.
By Oddity Software
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In military usage, an underground passageway made to intercept and destroy similar works of the enemy; hence, any means by which an opponent's plans are defeated.
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To excavate a passageway in order to meet and destroy (similar works of the enemy); hence, to defeat or baffle by secret means.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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