countermine

Nouns

  • (n) (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy

Verbs

  • (v) destroy property or hinder normal operations
    • The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
    sabotage, undermine, subvert, weaken, counteract,
  • (v) destroy enemy mines with one's own mines
    • We countermined the banks of the river

Synonyms

sabotage undermine subvert weaken counteract

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