"countermine" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From counter- + mine.",
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        "A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel."
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        "An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy."
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  "word": "countermine"
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        "To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another."
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        "(transitive, intransitive) to sap hostile mining."
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