intransitive verb. To frustrate or defeat by secret and opposite measures.

intransitive verb. To make or use a countermine against.

intransitive verb. To make or lay down countermines.

noun. A tunnel dug to intercept and destroy an enemy's mine.

noun. A plot to frustrate or defeat an attack.

noun. Milit., a mine driven from defense-works by the besieged, counter to a mine driven toward the defense-works by besiegers, the object being to meet and destroy the works of the latter party.

noun. Hence A secret plan designed to frustrate the plans of an opponent; any antagonistic action or plan.

noun. A mine or torpedo placed and exploded in a harbor entrance by an attacking navy to destroy the mines or torpedoes which guard the entrance.

To mine counter or in opposition to; resist by means of a countermine, as a besieging enemy or his works.

To counterwork; frustrate by secret and opposite measures.

To make a countermine; counterplot; work against one secretly.

noun. An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.

noun. A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated.

transitive verb. To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine.

transitive verb. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.

intransitive verb. To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.

noun. A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.

verb. To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.

verb. destroy enemy mines with one's own mines

noun. (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy

verb. destroy property or hinder normal operations

"Keep a good lookout for the countermine which is now working against the good advice of his Majesty for mutual toleration."

countermined  countermining  

countermeasure  mine  

man-eater  selene's  tentacula  

abri  angle  approach trench  brew  bunker  

countermined  countermines  countermining