|
  • Search Results
  • Advanced Search
  • List Builder
  • Random Word

countermove

DEFINITIONS OF: countermove

1

n an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

Synonyms:
counterattack
Types:
riposte
(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
Type of:
attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
Launch
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES