countermine.
A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
Meaning & usage
A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.
Where this word comes from
From counter- + mine.
To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
to sap hostile mining.
Where this word comes from
From counter- + mine.
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