Associations to the word «Countermine»
Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
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idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.