- 1the act of doing deliberate damage to equipment, transportation, machines, etc. to prevent an enemy from using them, or to protest about something an act of economic/military/industrial sabotage Police investigating the train derailment have not ruled out sabotage.
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- 2the act of deliberately spoiling something in order to prevent it from being successful
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