counterminen.

Brit.

/ˈkaʊntəmʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn/

Etymology: modern < counter- prefix 2b, 2l + mine n.: compare French contremine, Italian contramina (both 16th cent.)

a. Military. A mine or subterranean excavation made by the defenders of a fortress, to intercept a mine made by the besiegers. Also, a permanent excavation made in fortification for the like purpose.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > countermine

countermine1548

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lvi^v Least either they shuld make a countremyne or be an immpediment to his workemen.

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin vi. 300 It is subiect to countermynes on all sides.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iii. iii. 8 The enemy is digd Himselfe fiue yardes vnder the countermines.

1645 N. Stone Enchiridion of Fortification 47 Counter-Mynes are made in Ramparts or Bulwarkes, at the first new making of a Fort..In them the least noise that is made in the outside is to be heard, and which way they work.

1686 Bp. G. Burnet Some Lett. conc. Switzerland v. 287 All the Bastions have a Countermine that runneth along by the brim of the Ditch.

1863 J. C. Morison St. Bernard iv. i. 412 He undermined the towers, and was met by the countermines of the garrison.

b. In naval war: A submarine ‘mine’ sunk in such a position as to explode the enemy's mines by the concussion of its explosion.The sea mines and countermines are cylinders, or other vessels, filled with an explosive; the mines being laid so as to defend a harbour, etc., by exploding under the ships of an assailant, the latter sinks his countermines in their supposed vicinity, and explodes them from a distance by electricity.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > mine

undermine1682

American turtle1775

torpedo1776

submarine1846

mine1862

pole torpedo1877

ground-torpedo1878

spar torpedo1878

countermine1880

acoustic mine1923

magnetic mine1939

limpet1942

pressure mine1943

oyster1945

1880 Athenæum 21 Aug. 242 [To] discover the approach of any hostile torpedo launches when they attempt to tow countermines against the line of defence..The lines of countermines were laid and exploded in a masterly manner by the naval launches.

2. figurative. A secret device or plot designed to frustrate another; a counter-plot.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > a plot > a counterplot

countermine1570

counterplot1608

1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome iii. f. 33^v With dreames and fond deuice of man, and cursed countermine.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xx. 749/1 With secret countermines and open weapons of Law.

1647 T. May Hist. Parl. iii. vi. 100 Many Mynes and Countermynes were every day working with great industry on both sides.

1699 R. L'Estrange Fables (ed. 3) i xxxvii. 36 The countermine was only an act of self-preservation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

counterminev.

/ˌkaʊntəˈmʌɪn/

Etymology: < countermine n.: compare French contreminer, Italian contraminare, Spanish contraminar.

1. Military.

a. intransitive. To make a countermine.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > build rampart [verb (intransitive)] > countermine

countermine1583

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries i. 87 b The enemy neuer giuing ouer vndermyning, caused the townes men also to plye it with countermyning as fast.

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Contraminar To countermine, Cuniculum aduersum agere.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxviii. vii. 986 b They countermined directly against them.

1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. ii. 91 He may be able..to Mine or Counter-mine under the same.

b. transitive. To make a countermine against; to oppose or check by a countermine.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > protect or surround with rampart [verb (transitive)] > countermine

countermine1684

1684 J. P. von Valcaren Relation Siege Vienna 85 Whilst the Turks were working..under that part of the Ravelin..and that our Men were digging from above to countermine them.

1686 London Gaz. No. 2159/1 Our Mines..were Countermined by the Enemy.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 38. ⁋13 A great Body of Miners are summoned to the Camp to countermine the Works of the Enemy.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. 438 The mine was countermined.

c. In naval war: To lay down countermines.

ΚΠ

[see countermining n. and adj. at Derivatives].

d. Used, apparently in error, for countermure.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > wall [verb (transitive)] > fortify with outer wall

counterminec1592

countermure1592

immantle1601

avant-mure1611

c1592 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta i. ii Though counter~min'd with walls of brass.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 289 These walls are..wel countermined with earth on the inside.

2. figurative. To defeat by a counter-plot.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > plot (a purpose) or hatch (a plot [verb (transitive)] > plot against > plot against a plot or plotter > defeat by a counterplot

countermine1580

1580 T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (1676) 1003 Nero countermining her, presenteth his mother with many rich jewells.

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love iv. 67 He knew you, Madam, and was resolv'd to countermine you in all your Plots.

1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 417 Maesa..still countermined all his Designs.

1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams II. i. 6 I seemed to myself perpetually upon the brink of being countermined.

1863 Q. Rev. 114 519 Cecil..did not countermine works of darkness with works of darkness.

Derivatives

ˌcounterˈmining n. and adj. countermining cable, countermining gear, etc., that used in laying and exploding sea-countermines.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > counterplotting

counterplotting1642

countermining1648

counterplot1664

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adjective] > counterplotting

countermining1648

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > laying of mines > countermining

countermining1880

1648 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum 76 Gods countermining of Hamans undermining designe.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 298 Countermining Emulators.

1880 Athenæum 21 Aug. 242/2 Experiments in countermining..exemplified by the submarine operations carried on last October.

1883 Daily News 16 Nov. 6/6 The Admiralty, with the view of undertaking extensive torpedo experiments, have ordered..20,000 yards of countermining cable.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Aug. 4/1 Suitable countermining gear with which to destroy their mines.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	countermine
释义	counterminen. Brit. /ˈkaʊntəmʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌmaɪn/ Etymology: modern < counter- prefix 2b, 2l + mine n.: compare French contremine, Italian contramina (both 16th cent.) 1. a. Military. A mine or subterranean excavation made by the defenders of a fortress, to intercept a mine made by the besiegers. Also, a permanent excavation made in fortification for the like purpose. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > countermine countermine1548 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lvi^v Least either they shuld make a countremyne or be an immpediment to his workemen. 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin vi. 300 It is subiect to countermynes on all sides. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iii. iii. 8 The enemy is digd Himselfe fiue yardes vnder the countermines. 1645 N. Stone Enchiridion of Fortification 47 Counter-Mynes are made in Ramparts or Bulwarkes, at the first new making of a Fort..In them the least noise that is made in the outside is to be heard, and which way they work. 1686 Bp. G. Burnet Some Lett. conc. Switzerland v. 287 All the Bastions have a Countermine that runneth along by the brim of the Ditch. 1863 J. C. Morison St. Bernard iv. i. 412 He undermined the towers, and was met by the countermines of the garrison. b. In naval war: A submarine ‘mine’ sunk in such a position as to explode the enemy's mines by the concussion of its explosion.The sea mines and countermines are cylinders, or other vessels, filled with an explosive; the mines being laid so as to defend a harbour, etc., by exploding under the ships of an assailant, the latter sinks his countermines in their supposed vicinity, and explodes them from a distance by electricity. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > mine undermine1682 American turtle1775 torpedo1776 submarine1846 mine1862 pole torpedo1877 ground-torpedo1878 spar torpedo1878 countermine1880 acoustic mine1923 magnetic mine1939 limpet1942 pressure mine1943 oyster1945 1880 Athenæum 21 Aug. 242 [To] discover the approach of any hostile torpedo launches when they attempt to tow countermines against the line of defence..The lines of countermines were laid and exploded in a masterly manner by the naval launches. 2. figurative. A secret device or plot designed to frustrate another; a counter-plot. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > a plot > a counterplot countermine1570 counterplot1608 1570 B. Googe tr. T. Kirchmeyer Popish Kingdome iii. f. 33^v With dreames and fond deuice of man, and cursed countermine. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xx. 749/1 With secret countermines and open weapons of Law. 1647 T. May Hist. Parl. iii. vi. 100 Many Mynes and Countermynes were every day working with great industry on both sides. 1699 R. L'Estrange Fables (ed. 3) i xxxvii. 36 The countermine was only an act of self-preservation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). counterminev. /ˌkaʊntəˈmʌɪn/ Etymology: < countermine n.: compare French contreminer, Italian contraminare, Spanish contraminar. 1. Military. a. intransitive. To make a countermine. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > build rampart [verb (intransitive)] > countermine countermine1583 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries i. 87 b The enemy neuer giuing ouer vndermyning, caused the townes men also to plye it with countermyning as fast. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Contraminar To countermine, Cuniculum aduersum agere. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxviii. vii. 986 b They countermined directly against them. 1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. ii. 91 He may be able..to Mine or Counter-mine under the same. b. transitive. To make a countermine against; to oppose or check by a countermine. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > protect or surround with rampart [verb (transitive)] > countermine countermine1684 1684 J. P. von Valcaren Relation Siege Vienna 85 Whilst the Turks were working..under that part of the Ravelin..and that our Men were digging from above to countermine them. 1686 London Gaz. No. 2159/1 Our Mines..were Countermined by the Enemy. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 38. ⁋13 A great Body of Miners are summoned to the Camp to countermine the Works of the Enemy. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. 438 The mine was countermined. c. In naval war: To lay down countermines. ΚΠ [see countermining n. and adj. at Derivatives]. d. Used, apparently in error, for countermure. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > wall [verb (transitive)] > fortify with outer wall counterminec1592 countermure1592 immantle1601 avant-mure1611 c1592 C. Marlowe Jew of Malta i. ii Though counter~min'd with walls of brass. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 289 These walls are..wel countermined with earth on the inside. 2. figurative. To defeat by a counter-plot. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > plot (a purpose) or hatch (a plot [verb (transitive)] > plot against > plot against a plot or plotter > defeat by a counterplot countermine1580 1580 T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (1676) 1003 Nero countermining her, presenteth his mother with many rich jewells. 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love iv. 67 He knew you, Madam, and was resolv'd to countermine you in all your Plots. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 417 Maesa..still countermined all his Designs. 1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams II. i. 6 I seemed to myself perpetually upon the brink of being countermined. 1863 Q. Rev. 114 519 Cecil..did not countermine works of darkness with works of darkness. Derivatives ˌcounterˈmining n. and adj. countermining cable, countermining gear, etc., that used in laying and exploding sea-countermines. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > counterplotting counterplotting1642 countermining1648 counterplot1664 the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [adjective] > counterplotting countermining1648 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > laying of mines > countermining countermining1880 1648 F. Roberts Clavis Bibliorum 76 Gods countermining of Hamans undermining designe. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 298 Countermining Emulators. 1880 Athenæum 21 Aug. 242/2 Experiments in countermining..exemplified by the submarine operations carried on last October. 1883 Daily News 16 Nov. 6/6 The Admiralty, with the view of undertaking extensive torpedo experiments, have ordered..20,000 yards of countermining cable. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Aug. 4/1 Suitable countermining gear with which to destroy their mines. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1548v.1580
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