countermine

• نفق أو حفرة تُحفر تحت الأرض لمواجهة أو إبطال أعمال الحفر أو الأنفاق المماثلة التي يقوم بها العدو. ويُطلق أيضاً على الإجراء الدفاعي أو العسكري الرامي إلى تحييد الألغام أو الأنفاق المعادية.

A military noun referring to a tunnel dug to counteract or defeat similar tunneling activities by the enemy.

1. Military tunnelC2formaltechnical

   A tunnel dug by defenders to intercept or destroy an enemy's tunnel, especially during siege warfare.

   نفق مضاد

   • The engineers dug a countermine to collapse the enemy's tunnel.
   • During the siege, the defenders used a countermine to neutralize the threat.
   • The countermine was carefully planned to avoid detection.

• فعل يعني معارضة أو إحباط أو تقويض خطط أو عمليات الخصم سراً، غالباً في سياق عسكري أو استراتيجي.

A verb meaning to oppose or thwart secretly, or to undermine an opponent's plans or operations, often in a military or strategic context.

1. C1formal

   To place or detonate mines to neutralize or destroy enemy mines.

   تدمير ألغام العدو

   • The engineers were ordered to countermine the enemy's positions.
   • They successfully countermined the field before the advance.
   • Countermining operations require precise planning and execution.

2. Sabotage or hinderC2formal

   To secretly work against or undermine a plan, operation, or activity.

   التخريب أو العرقلة

   • The spy attempted to countermine the company's expansion plans.
   • Rival factions tried to countermine the peace negotiations.
   • His constant criticism was an attempt to countermine her authority.

   المرادفاتfoilimpedeobstructsabotagesubvertthwartundercutundermine

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