(v) destroy property or hinder normal operations, Syn. counteract, undermine, subvert, weaken, countermine, Example:The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war

saboteur

(n) someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks, Syn. wrecker, diversionist

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sabot

‖n. [ F. ] 1. A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sabotage

‖n. [ F. ] 1. (a) Scamped work. (b) Malicious waste or destruction of an employer's property or injury to his interests by workmen during labor troubles.

2. any surreptitious destruction of property or obstruction of activity by persons not known to be hostile; -- in war, such actions carried out behind enemy lines by agents or local sympathisers of the hostile power. [ PJC ]

Sabotiere

‖n. [ F. ] A kind of freezer for ices. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Holzschuh { m } | Holzschuhe { pl }

sabot | sabots

Sabotage { f }; Brandstiftung { f }

incendiary

Sabotage { f }

sabotage

Sabotageakt { m }

act of sabotage

Saboteur { m }