countermine

Mine and countermine driven through foundations during siege of 1547 still accessible.

I remember exploding its American countermine once, under that grand hero, Napoleon.

They dug a low, narrow and twisting countermine through the rock that eventually broke into the mine itself.

Soon thereafter, Sanderling was damaged by an upper level countermine.

He served as project manager for several programs, including countermine equipment, tactical bridging, and unconventional weapons.

The countermine was successful, for the Persians abandoned their operations at Tower 19.

A deserter warned the Royalists about the mine, and they flooded it through a countermine.

He said, "If it is possible to pin down the direction of these underground sounds more precisely, starting a countermine might be one useful tactic."

The Persians had already dug complex galleries along the wall by the time the Roman countermine reached them.

They managed to fight off the Roman attack, and when the city defenders noticed the flight of soldiers from the countermine, it was quickly sealed.

When the defenders inside the fort heard the digging, they began to dig a countermine, hoping to collapse the attackers' tunnel prematurely.

The term originated in a countermine dug by defenders to defend against the undermining of a fortress's walls during a siege.

On July 3, a countermine was exploded near one of the Federal mines under the Priests Cap.

Mine and Countermine (1940)

A small countermine contingent in the Navy complains, to no avail, that one of the simplest forms of warfare gets scant attention.

"Mine technology is way ahead of countermine technology," Lieutenant Colonel Gombar said.

Petrovaradin Fortress has many underground tunnels as well (16 km of underground countermine system).

The successful countermine tunnel was started near the Fore Tower outside the walls of main central enclosure of the castle.

"Countermine: Hand Held and Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection."

The Countermine, published in 1677 quickly went through three editions, and was highly praised by Roger L'Estrange.

Law-enforcement officials said today that they were also investigating a third Thruway Authority employee, William Countermine, in connection with the business dealings.

Cuomo Promises 'Protection' Mr. Countermine did not return messages left in his office today.

They said that Mr. Countermine, a project director with the Thruway Authority who designed its new computerized toll system, also was a major stockholder.

EMT-7 is a Russian electromagnetic countermine system for clearing minefields and defense against magnetic mines and enemy armor.

When the Romans became aware of the threat, they dug a countermine with the aim of meeting the Persian effort and attack them before they could finish their work.