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1. (n.) sabotage
deliberate damage of equipment, materials, etc., or underhand interference with production or work, as by employees during a trade dispute.
2. sabotage
destruction of property or obstruction of public services, as to undermine a government or military effort.
3. sabotage
any undermining of a cause, plan, or effort.
4. (v.t.) sabotage
to injure or attack by sabotage.
Etymology: (1865–70; < F, <sabot(er) to botch, orig., to strike, shake up, der. of sabotsabot)
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| Definition of 'Sabotage' |
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1. (verb) sabotage
a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
2. (verb) sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
destroy property or hinder normal operations
"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
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1. (verb) sabotage
to damage sth to prevent an enemy's success
Someone sabotaged the engine during the night.
2. sabotage
to spoil sth on purpose to prevent sb else's success
claims that he wanted to sabotage any agreement; an act of sabotage
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| Definition of 'Sabotage' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Sabotage
An act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of a country by willfully injuring or destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy, any national defense or war materiel, premises, or utilities, to include human and natural resources.
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Sense: the deliberate destruction in secret of machinery, bridges, equipment etc, by eg enemies in wartime, dissatisfied workers etc.
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 Afrikaans: sabotasie |
 Arabic: تَخْريب، عَمَل تَخْريبي |
 Bulgarian: саботаж |
 Brazilian: sabotagem |
 Czech: sabotáž |
 German: die Sabotage |
 Danish: sabotage |
 Greek: δολιοφθορά |
 Spanish: sabotaje |
 Estonian: sabotaaž |
 Farsi: خرابكاري |
 Finnish: sabotaasi |
 French: sabotage |
 Hebrew: חַבָּלָה |
 Hindi: ध्वंसन |
 Croatian: sabotaža, diverzija |
 Hungarian: szabotázs |
 Indonesian: sabotase |
 Icelandic: skemmdarverk |
 Italian: sabotaggio |
 Japanese: 破壊行為 |
 Korean: 사보타주 |
 Lithuanian: sabotažas |
 Latvian: sabotāža |
 Malay: sabotaj |
 Dutch: sabotage |
 Norwegian: sabotasje |
 Polish: sabotaż |
 Persian: خرابكاري |
 Pashto: سبو تاژ، ورانكارى، تخريب، |
 Portuguese: sabotagem |
 Romanian: sabotaj |
 Russian: вредительство, саботаж |
 Slovak: sabotáž |
 Slovenian: sabotaža |
 Serbian: sabotaža |
 Swedish: sabotage |
 Thai: การก่อวินาศกรรม |
 Turkish: sabotaj |
 Taiwanese: 陰謀破壞 |
 Ukrainian: саботаж; диверсія |
 Urdu: تخریب کاری |
 Vietnamese: sự phá hoại |
 Chinese: 阴谋破坏 |
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