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countermining
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countermine
v.
destroy enemy mines; counterplot, combat enemy plans
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Mining (military)
Military mining, undermining or tunnel warfare is a siege method based on mining techniques which has been used since antiquity against a walled city, fortress, castle or other strongly held and fortified military position. A counter mine is a mine dug to allow defenders to attack miners, or destroy a mine threatening their fortifications.
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countermine
Noun
1. (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
(hypernym) countermeasure
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Verb
1. destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
(synonym) sabotage, undermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
(hypernym) disobey
(hyponym) derail
2. destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
(hypernym) mine
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Countermining
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
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of Countermine
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COUNTERMINING
CONTROMINANDO. POSANDO CONTROMINE
