SABOTAGE


Meaning of SABOTAGE in English

n. & v.

--n. deliberate damage to productive capacity, esp. as a political act.

--v.tr.

1. commit sabotage on.

2 destroy, spoil; make useless (sabotaged my plans).

Etymology: F f. saboter make a noise with sabots, bungle, wilfully destroy: see SABOT

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.