Definitions of counterattack [ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk]

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Definition of 'counterattack'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) counterattack
an attack made as an offset or reply to another attack.

2. (v.t.) counterattack
to make a counterattack against.

3. (v.i.) counterattack
to deliver a counterattack.

Etymology: (1915–20)

Definition of 'counterattack'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) counterattack, countermove
an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

2. (verb) counterattack, counterplay
(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board

3. (verb) counterattack, counterstrike
make a counterattack

Definition of 'counterattack'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. counterattack
Attack by part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes as regaining ground lost or cutting off or destroying enemy advance units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of the enemy

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