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Counterattack   /kˈaʊntərətˌæk/  /kˈaʊnərətˌæk/   Listen
Counterattack

noun
1.
An attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc..  Synonym: countermove.
2.
(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board.  Synonym: counterplay.






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"Counterattack" Quotes from Famous Books



... described a vast triangle. To the west of the road, from Saint-Hilaire to Saint-Souplet, the troops traversed the first enemy line and rushed forward for a distance of about a kilometre as far as a supporting trench, in front of which they were stopped by the wirework. A counterattack debouching from the west and supported by the artillery of Moronvillers caused a slight retirement of our left. The troops of the right, on the contrary, maintained their gains and succeeded on the following days in enlarging and extending them, remaining ...
— World's War Events, Vol. I • Various



Words linked to "Counterattack" :   attack, assail, counterplay, countermove, chess game, onset, onrush, chess, onslaught, riposte, counterstrike



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