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Definitions of countermine in various dictionaries:
noun - (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
verb - destroy property or hinder normal operations
verb - destroy enemy mines with one's own mines
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Frustrating plot — bit of a game associated with this writer |
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Apr 18 2009 The Times - Cryptic |
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An excavation dug to intercept another dug by an enemy. |
Dig a countermine against. |
destroy enemy mines with one's own mines |
(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy |
destroy property or hinder normal operations |
To frustrate or defeat by secret and opposite measures. |
To make or use a countermine against. |
To make or lay down countermines. |
A tunnel dug to intercept and destroy an enemy's mine. |
A plot to frustrate or defeat an attack. |
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Tunnel warfare is a general name for war being conducted in tunnels and other underground cavities. It often includes the construction of underground facilities (mining or undermining) in order to attack or defend, and the use of existing natural caves and artificial underground facilities for military purposes. Tunnels can be used to undermine fortifications and slip into enemy territory for a surprise attack, while it can strengthen a defence by creating the possibility of ambush, counterattack and the ability to transfer troops from one portion of the battleground to another unseen and protected. Also, tunnels can serve as shelter for combatants and non-combatants from enemy attack. * Since antiquity, sappers have used mining against a walled city, fortress, castle or other strongly held and fortified military position. Defenders have dug counter mines to attack miners or destroy a mine threatening their fortifications. Since tunnels are commonplace in urban areas, tunnel warfare |