countermine

[koun-ter-mahyn, koun-ter-mahyn, koun-ter-mahyn] / ˈkaʊn tərˌmaɪn, ˌkaʊn tərˈmaɪn, ˈkaʊn tərˌmaɪn /

NOUN

conspiracy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plot scheme sedition treason

STRONG

cabal confederacy connivance counterplot disloyalty fix frame game hookup intrigue league machination perfidy practice treachery trick trickery

WEAK

complot covin little game put-up job treacherousness

Antonyms

STRONG

faithfulness honesty ignorance loyalty

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Navy’s countermine capabilities as it retires traditional minesweepers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

A U.S. defense official said the military was using a combination of manned and unmanned capabilities in the countermine operation, but declined to comment on operational specifics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Extremely few flag officers ever served as countermine officers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The growing modern mine threat is so significant, that the Navy has been fast-tracking a wide range of new countermine attack and defense strategies.

From Fox News • Feb. 28, 2020

So Paul concealed his plans from Madame Astier, in entire ignorance that she was running a countermine in the same line as his.

From The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 by Verrall, A. W. (Arthur Woollgar)

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