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Countermine Common

Countermine has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy

2

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

Verb
1

destroy property or hinder normal operations

"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

2

destroy enemy mines with one's own mines

"We countermined the banks of the river"

3

To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
countermeasure disobey mine
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
derail
Rhyming Words
ine sine vine line mine bine zine wine dine eine pine gine kine rine fine nine tine cine meine reine
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