coun|ter|mine

coun|ter|mine
coun|ter|mine «noun. KOWN tuhr MYN; verb. KOWN tuhr MYN», noun, verb, -mined, -min|ing.
–n.
1. a submarine mine intended to set off enemy mines prematurely.
2. an excavation dug by defenders of a fortress to intercept the excavation or mine dug by the besiegers.
3. Figurative. = counterplot. (Cf. ↑counterplot)
–v.i.
to make or place countermines.
–v.t.
1. to make or place countermines against; oppose or defeat by a countermine: »

Captain Walker dropped depth charges which countermined a German torpedo as it was about to strike his ship (Sunday Times).

2. Figurative. counterwork: »

When sadness dejects me,…I countermine it with another sadness (John Donne).


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  • mine — ace·to·car·mine; ad·lu·mine; aku·am·mine; al·ca·mine; al·di·mine; al·ka·mine; al·ka·nol·a·mine; al·kyl·a·mine; al·kyl·ol·a·mine; al·pha hy·poph·a·mine; am·mine; am·phet·a·mine; an·ti·his·ta·mine; ars·phen·a·mine; as·pi·do·sper·mine; at·ter·mine;… …   English syllables

  • countermine — coun·ter·mine …   English syllables

  • countermine — coun•ter•mine [[t]ˈkaʊn tərˌmaɪn[/t]] n. v. mined, min•ing 1) mil a mine intended to intercept an enemy mine 2) a counterplot 3) to intercept by a countermine 4) to counterplot • Etymology: 1425–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • Countermine — Coun ter*mine (koun t[ e]r*m[imac]n ), n. [Counter + mine underground gallery: cf. F. contermine.] 1. (Mil.) An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy. [1913 Webster] 2. A stratagem or plot by which another… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Countermine — Coun ter*mine (koun t[ e]r*m[imac]n ), v. t. [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermining}.] 1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine. [1913 Webster] 2. To frustrate or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Countermine — Coun ter*mine , v. i. To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly. [1913 Webster] Tis hard for man to countermine with God. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Countermined — Countermine Coun ter*mine (koun t[ e]r*m[imac]n ), v. t. [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermining}.] 1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Countermining — Countermine Coun ter*mine (koun t[ e]r*m[imac]n ), v. t. [Cf. F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermining}.] 1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept with a countermine. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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