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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

Called the AQS-24, the technology merges sonar with laser mine scanning and human command and control to sustain high-resolution countermine sensing and identification at speeds as fast as 18-knots.

From Fox News • Feb. 28, 2020

The garrison commenced its countermine immediately, and prosecuted the work for several days.

From Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold