countermine

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noun

A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.

verb

To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
To sap hostile mining.

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Synonyms

counterplot subvert undermine sabotage counteract weaken counter-mine magnetic mine counterermine proxy mine bounding mine land mine mining landmine miner naval mine minelayer

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