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Meaning of countermine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
  2. An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
  3. A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.

Examples

“Normally the threat would have been dealt with by means of a counter-mine, but the tunnel was now far too close for that.”
“Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine against contempt but terror.”

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CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

countermission countermobilization countermodel countermotion countermotivation countermove

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