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Detailed Synonyms for countermine in English

countermine:

countermine [the ~] noun

  1. the countermine
    – (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy 1
    the countermine
    – (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy 1

countermine verb

  1. countermine
    – destroy enemy mines with one's own mines 1
    countermine
    – destroy enemy mines with one's own mines 1
    • countermine verb
      • We countermined the banks of the river1
  2. countermine
    – destroy property or hinder normal operations 1
    to counteract; to weaken; to sabotage; to undermine; to subvert; countermine
    – destroy property or hinder normal operations 1
    • counteract verb (counteracts, counteracted, counteracting)
    • weaken verb (weakens, weakened, weakening)
    • sabotage verb (sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging)
      • The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war1
    • undermine verb (undermines, undermined, undermining)
    • subvert verb (subverts, subverted, subverting)

Alternate Synonyms for "countermine":


Related Definitions for "countermine":

  1. (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy1
  2. destroy enemy mines with one's own mines1
    • We countermined the banks of the river1
  3. destroy property or hinder normal operations1