countermine

• Militärischer Begriff für einen Tunnel, der gegraben wird, um feindliche Tunnelarbeiten zu bekämpfen oder zu neutralisieren, sowie allgemein für Maßnahmen gegen Minen oder Untergrabung.

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.

   Gegenmine

   • 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.

• Verb, das bedeutet, heimlich gegen jemanden oder etwas vorzugehen oder Pläne und Operationen des Gegners zu vereiteln oder zu untergraben, oft im militärischen oder strategischen Kontext.

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.

   feindliche Minen zerstören

   • 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.

   Gegenwirken oder behindern

   • 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.

   Synonymefoilimpedeobstructsabotagesubvertthwartundercutundermine

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