countermines

countermines
n. mine set up to counter an enemy mine; counterplot v. destroy enemy mines; counterplot, combat enemy plans

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • ἀνθυπορύξεις — ἀνθυπόρυξις countermining fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) ἀνθυπόρυξις countermining fem nom/acc pl (attic) ἀνθυπορύσσω make countermines aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) ἀνθυπορύσσω make countermines fut ind act 2nd sg ἀ̱νθυπορύξεις , ἀνθυπορύσσω make… …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • coun|ter|mine — «noun. KOWN tuhr MYN; verb. KOWN tuhr MYN», noun, verb, mined, min|ing. –n. 1. a submarine mine intended to set off enemy mines prematurely. 2. an excavation dug by defenders of a fortress to intercept the excavation or mine dug by the besiegers …   Useful english dictionary

  • Siege of Rhodes — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Rhodes partof=the Wars of the diadochi date=305 BC ndash; 304 BC place=Rhodes island result=Rhodian victory combatant1=Antigonid dynasty combatant2=Rhodes Ptolemaic dynasty Seleucid Empire… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Auk (AM-38) — was an Lapwing class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been place in the water to prevent ships from passing.The first ship to be named Auk by the Navy, Minesweeper No. 38 was laid down on 20 June 1918… …   Wikipedia

  • ἀνθυπορύσσειν — ἀνθυπορύσσω make countermines pres inf act (attic epic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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