coun•ter•mine
Pronunciation: (n.koun'tur-mīn"v.koun"tur-mīn', koun'tur-mīn"), [key]
— n., v., -mined, -min•ing.
—n.
- a mine intended to intercept or destroy an enemy mine.
- a counterplot.
—v.t.
- to oppose by a countermine.
—v.i.
- to make a countermine.
- to intercept or destroy enemy mines.
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