COUNTERMINE
countermine
(noun) (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
countermine
(verb) destroy enemy mines with one’s own mines; “We countermined the banks of the river”
sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
(verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations; “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
countermine (plural countermines)
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.
Verb
countermine (third-person singular simple present countermines, present participle countermining, simple past and past participle countermined)
To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
(transitive, intransitive) to sap hostile mining.
Synonyms
• (to plot opposition): counterplot
Source: Wiktionary
Coun"ter*mine` (koun"tr-mn`), n. Etym: [Counter- + mine underground gallery: cf. F. contermine.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
2. A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated. Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine against contempt but terror. Sir P. Sidney.
Coun`ter*mine" (koun`tr-mn"), v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. Countermined; p. pr. & vb. n. Countermining.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: To oppose by means or a countermine; to intercept with a countermine.
2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.
Coun`ter*mine", v. i.
Definition: To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly. 'Tis hard for man to countermine with God. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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