Synonyms 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 |
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Définition of countermine
- As in conspiracy : noun collusion in plan
- 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
Antonyms for countermine
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