Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countermine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-mine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.

noun

An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.

noun

A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.

verb

To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.

verb

to sap hostile mining.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Normally the threat would have been dealt with by means of a counter-mine, but the tunnel was now far too close for that."
"Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine against contempt but terror."
"[…] every gamester will agree how necessary it is to know exactly the play of another, in order to countermine him."
"[…]so Fritz could sleep easily in his trench, so far as mines were concerned; and Fritz, confident in his Herr Professors, altogether neglected any attempt to counter-mine."

Etymology

From counter- + mine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Usage

Inflected Forms

countermines (plural) countermines (present, singular) countermining (participle, present) countermined (participle, past) countermined (past)

Synonyms

counterplot sabotage undermine counteract subvert weaken

Questions

What does countermine mean?: A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
Where does countermine come from?: From counter- + mine.

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