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coun•ter•mine

Pronunciation: (
—n.koun'tur-mīn";
—v.koun"tur-mīn', koun'tur-mīn"), [key]
—n., v., -mined, -min•ing.

—n.
1. Mil.a mine intended to intercept or destroy an enemy mine.
2. a counterplot.

—v.t.
to oppose by a countermine.

—v.i.
1. to make a countermine.
2. Mil.to intercept or destroy enemy mines.

countermigration

counteroffensive

See also:

countermine (Thesaurus)

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