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countermine

English

  1. 🔊 (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
  2. 🔊 destroy enemy mines with one's own mines
    “We countermined the banks of the river”
  3. 🔊 destroy property or hinder normal operations
    “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 contramina countermine

Similar words

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