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1. (n.) countermine
a mine intended to intercept an enemy mine.
2. countermine
a counterplot.
3. (v.t.) countermine
to intercept by a countermine.
4. (v.i.) countermine
to counterplot.
Etymology: (1425–75)
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| Definition of 'countermine' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) countermine
(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
2. (verb) sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
destroy property or hinder normal operations
"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
3. (verb) countermine
destroy enemy mines with one's own mines
"We countermined the banks of the river"
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| Definition of 'countermine' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) countermine
an underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy
2. (noun) countermine
a stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated
3. (verb) countermine
to oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine
4. (verb) countermine
to frustrate or counteract by secret measures
5. (verb) countermine
to make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly
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| Definition of 'countermine' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. countermine
To explode the main charge in a mine by the shock of a nearby explosion of another mine or independent explosive charge. The explosion of the main charge may be caused either by sympathetic detonation or through the explosive train and/or firing mechanism of the mine.
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