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counter-mine

counter-mine is the alternative form of countermine.

Meaning of countermine

Noun

countermine (plural countermines)

  1. A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
    • Normally the threat would have been dealt with by means of a counter-mine, but the tunnel was now far too close for that.1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 436
  2. An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
  3. A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.
    • Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine against contempt but terror.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

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Forms of counter-mine

pluralcounter-mines

Questions about counter-mine

What is counter-mine the alternative form of?
Counter-mine is the alternative form of countermine.

Words near counter-mine in the dictionary

  1. counter-meetings
  2. counter-meets
  3. counter-melodies
  4. counter-melody
  5. counter-met
  6. counter-mine
  7. counter-mines
  8. counter-naiant
  9. counter-offensive
  10. counter-offensives
  11. counter-offer

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