countermining
Digging beneath diggers
Countermining is the practice of digging tunnels to intercept or destroy enemy tunnels, a military technique dating back to siege warfare when attackers would tunnel under fortifications.
Defenders would countermine by digging their own tunnels to collapse or flood the enemy's passages, or to engage enemy sappers underground.
The term extends figuratively to any effort aimed at thwarting someone else's covert schemes: The campaign spent weeks countermining their opponent's whisper campaign.
Gradually draining vitality
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
- breachBreaking of agreement
shaft · trench · entrenchment · earthworks · subterranean · digging · miner · demolition
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- bastionFortified defensive position
rampart · stronghold · bunker · entrenchment · redoubt · citadel · garrison · parapet
Intentional misleading of others
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- covertIntentionally concealed
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
intrigue · disinformation · conspiracy · feint · misdirection · cloak-and-dagger · infiltration · camouflage
Removing buried explosives
- explosivesDetonating substances
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- EODWorkday cutoff acronym
booby traps · disarmament · neutralization · disposal · defusing · charge · demolition · blast
Attending to sound
- acousticRelating to sound
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- soundingDepth measurement technique
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
reconnaissance · monitoring · early warning · seismic · probe · alert · sensor · indicator
sapping
Gradually draining vitality
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
breach · shaft · trench · entrenchment · earthworks · subterranean · digging · miner · demolition · adit
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
bastion · rampart · stronghold · bunker · entrenchment · redoubt · citadel · garrison · parapet · bulwark
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- covertIntentionally concealed
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
stealth · intrigue · disinformation · conspiracy · feint · misdirection · cloak-and-dagger · infiltration · camouflage · duplicity
demining
Removing buried explosives
- explosivesDetonating substances
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
EOD · booby traps · disarmament · neutralization · disposal · defusing · charge · demolition · blast · IED
listening
Attending to sound
surveillance · reconnaissance · monitoring · early warning · seismic · probe · alert · sensor · indicator · discovery
counterminingaerial warfare
Armed conflict aloft
trench warfare · naval combat · frontal assault · pitched battle · artillery bombardment
counterminingscheming
Crafty and calculating
plotting · conspiring · machinating · storming · intriguing
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