Found 2 items, similar to Countermining.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: countermine countermine n : (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war” [syn: sabotage, undermine, counteract, subvert, weaken] 2: destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; “We countermined the banks of the river”
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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 frustrate or counteract by secret measures. [1913 Webster]