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Countermove   /kˈaʊntərmˌuv/   Listen
Countermove

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: counterattack.





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"Countermove" Quotes from Famous Books



... past air months he had spent an infinite deal of leisure in a pastime whose every move and countermove he knew by heart, and for the first time in eighteen years he had found ...
— The Great Amulet • Maud Diver


Words linked to "Countermove" :   onset, onrush, onslaught, riposte, attack


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