English Explanatory Dictionary

countermine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
  2. An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
  3. A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.
verb
  1. To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
  2. to sap hostile mining.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-countermine.wav

Word forms

countermine countermines countermining countermined

Etymology

From counter- + mine.

Synonyms

counterplot
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