counterattack (ˈkaʊntərəˌtæk
)
Definitions
noun
- an attack in response to an attack
verb
- to make a counterattack (against)
Usage examples
It took a massive counterattack by the bulldozers of Britain's Environment Agency to prevent the sea from taking permanent residence.
New Scientist (1998)The traffic wasn't all one-way, however, as Russia used its quick counterattack to threaten Spain.
CBC (2004)Nor is there a political strategy to reconstruct the country, supply its starving population and secure it from possible counterattack.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)Immediate counterattack could never now be undertaken by more than one Panzer division.
, Knight's Cross (1994)