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单词 countermine
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Definition of countermine in English:

countermine

noun ˈkaʊntəmʌɪnˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn
  • An excavation dug to intercept another dug by an enemy.

    (用以对付敌方地道的)对抗地道;反地道

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here, the engineer is Hamlet, who is going to place some explosives in a countermine, one yard underneath that of his ‘excellent good friends’.
    • Mining, with gunpowder now replacing the pig-fat of yesteryear, might accelerate the process, but a wily defender would have prepared countermine galleries of his own, and a wet ditch presented particular problems.
    • A mine dug through the solid rock below the castle was intercepted by a countermine, bringing the mining to an end.
    • A countermine was successful when an enemy tunnel was intercepted.
verb ˈkaʊntəmʌɪnˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn
[with object]
  • Dig a countermine against.

    挖对抗地道防御

    they countermined the enemies' mines, so that sometimes they fought hand-to-hand underground
    Example sentencesExamples
    • By countermining at these points, the Barcaeans broke into the enemy's works and slew the men they found there.
    • Few aspects of ancient warfare are more conducive to archaeological research than siege mining and countermining.
    • Mining operations and countermining operations have been part of America's wars since World War II.
    • Another 20 unknown contacts were countermined in harbours as the team responded to USN unmanned vehicle or marine mammal searches.

Definition of countermine in US English:

countermine

nounˈkoun(t)ərˌmīnˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn
Military
  • An excavation dug to intercept another dug by an enemy.

    (用以对付敌方地道的)对抗地道;反地道

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A mine dug through the solid rock below the castle was intercepted by a countermine, bringing the mining to an end.
    • A countermine was successful when an enemy tunnel was intercepted.
    • Mining, with gunpowder now replacing the pig-fat of yesteryear, might accelerate the process, but a wily defender would have prepared countermine galleries of his own, and a wet ditch presented particular problems.
    • Here, the engineer is Hamlet, who is going to place some explosives in a countermine, one yard underneath that of his ‘excellent good friends’.
verbˈkoun(t)ərˌmīnˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn
[with object]Military
  • Dig a countermine against.

    挖对抗地道防御

    they countermined the enemies' mines, so that sometimes they fought hand-to-hand underground
    Example sentencesExamples
    • By countermining at these points, the Barcaeans broke into the enemy's works and slew the men they found there.
    • Few aspects of ancient warfare are more conducive to archaeological research than siege mining and countermining.
    • Mining operations and countermining operations have been part of America's wars since World War II.
    • Another 20 unknown contacts were countermined in harbours as the team responded to USN unmanned vehicle or marine mammal searches.
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