countermine

Noun
  1. (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy (synset 101079114)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: countermeasure - an action taken to offset another action
Verb
  1. Destroy property or hinder normal operations (synset 202549304)
    "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
    is a type of: disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
    subtypes: derail - cause to run off the tracks
    same as: counteract, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken
  2. Destroy enemy mines with one's own mines (synset 201128308)
    "We countermined the banks of the river"
    is a type of: mine - lay mines

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