Definition of countermine in English:
countermine
noun ˈkaʊntəmʌɪnˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn
An excavation dug to intercept another dug by an enemy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here, the engineer is Hamlet, who is going to place some explosives in a countermine, one yard underneath that of his ‘excellent good friends’.
- Mining, with gunpowder now replacing the pig-fat of yesteryear, might accelerate the process, but a wily defender would have prepared countermine galleries of his own, and a wet ditch presented particular problems.
- A mine dug through the solid rock below the castle was intercepted by a countermine, bringing the mining to an end.
- A countermine was successful when an enemy tunnel was intercepted.
verb ˈkaʊntəmʌɪnˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn
[with object]Dig a countermine against.
they countermined the enemies' mines, so that sometimes they fought hand-to-hand underground
Example sentencesExamples
- By countermining at these points, the Barcaeans broke into the enemy's works and slew the men they found there.
- Few aspects of ancient warfare are more conducive to archaeological research than siege mining and countermining.
- Mining operations and countermining operations have been part of America's wars since World War II.
- Another 20 unknown contacts were countermined in harbours as the team responded to USN unmanned vehicle or marine mammal searches.
Definition of countermine in US English:
countermine
nounˈkoun(t)ərˌmīnˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn
Military An excavation dug to intercept another dug by an enemy.
Example sentencesExamples
- A mine dug through the solid rock below the castle was intercepted by a countermine, bringing the mining to an end.
- A countermine was successful when an enemy tunnel was intercepted.
- Mining, with gunpowder now replacing the pig-fat of yesteryear, might accelerate the process, but a wily defender would have prepared countermine galleries of his own, and a wet ditch presented particular problems.
- Here, the engineer is Hamlet, who is going to place some explosives in a countermine, one yard underneath that of his ‘excellent good friends’.
verbˈkoun(t)ərˌmīnˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn
[with object]Military Dig a countermine against.
they countermined the enemies' mines, so that sometimes they fought hand-to-hand underground
Example sentencesExamples
- By countermining at these points, the Barcaeans broke into the enemy's works and slew the men they found there.
- Few aspects of ancient warfare are more conducive to archaeological research than siege mining and countermining.
- Mining operations and countermining operations have been part of America's wars since World War II.
- Another 20 unknown contacts were countermined in harbours as the team responded to USN unmanned vehicle or marine mammal searches.