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Meaning of 'countermine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Countermine [ n.]
- An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
- A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated.
2 . Countermine [ v. i.]
- To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.
3 . Countermine [ v. t.]
- To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine.
- To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.

Meaning of 'countermine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . countermine [ v]
Meaning (1):
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
Example in sentence:
  • The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
Meaning (2):
- destroy enemy mines with one's own mines
Example in sentence:
  • We countermined the banks of the river

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