Associations to the word «Countermine»

COUNTERMINE, noun. A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.

COUNTERMINE, noun. An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.

COUNTERMINE, noun. A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.

COUNTERMINE, verb. To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.

COUNTERMINE, noun. (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy.

COUNTERMINE, verb. Destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war".

COUNTERMINE, verb. Destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river".