Antonyms for countermine

Grammar : Noun

Spell : noun koun-ter-mahyn; verb koun-ter-mahyn, koun-ter-mahyn

Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkaʊn tərˌmaɪn; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈmaɪn, ˈkaʊn tərˌmaɪn

Definition of countermine

As in conspiracy : noun collusion in plan

Example sentences :

They mine and countermine, until it isn't safe to predict who is immune and who isn't.
Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray

Countermine:—As before, but moored 29-1/4' below the surface.
Extract from : « Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare » by C. W. Sleeman

It is not an easy matter to decide just where the countermine should be sunk or how far to go.
Extract from : « Training for the Trenches » by Leslie Vickers

I know where the mine is to be sprung; and I will countermine!'
Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or The New-York Monthly Magazine, December 1843 » by Various

They mine and countermine expeditiously in the Channel Fleet.
Extract from : « A Fleet in Being » by Rudyard Kipling

He knew you, madam, and was resolved to countermine you in all your plots.
Extract from : « Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) » by John Dryden

The springing of their countermine, he found, was no deliverance.
Extract from : « Dragon's blood » by Henry Milner Rideout

During the night the Italians exploded a countermine, which destroyed the Austrian gallery.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various

So Paul concealed his plans from Madame Astier, in entire ignorance that she was running a countermine in the same line as his.
Extract from : « The Immortal » by Alphonse Daudet

Though he was well versed in the arts of diplomacy and could meet mine by countermine, he never resorted to trickery.
Extract from : « The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay » by Lord Eversley

Synonyms for countermine

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