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Meaning ofcounterminein English

countermine

us/ˈkaʊntɝmaɪn/uk/ˈkaʊntəmaɪn/

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Noun
1. a stratagem to defeat another; counterplot
  The general planned a countermine to thwart the enemy's attack.
2. a defensive mine to intercept enemy tunnels; underground excavation
  The military built a countermine to intercept the enemy's tunnel.
3. underground gallery to destroy enemy mining
  The underground countermine was used to destroy the enemy's mining efforts.
Verb
1. to plot opposition; frustrate initiatives
  The spies tried to countermine each other's operations.
2. to undermine enemy excavation efforts
  The engineers worked to countermine the enemy's tunneling operations.

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