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Noun Concept
Categories: Military terminology, Military tactics
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counterattack  countermove  counter-attack  counter-attacks  counter-offensive
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An attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. WordNet 3.0
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An attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A counterattack is a tactic employed in response to an attack, with the term originating in "war games". Wikipedia
Military tactic. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Tactic employed in response to an attack Wikidata
An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents. Wiktionary
A move in opposition or response to a preceding move. Wiktionary
Move in opposition or response. Wiktionary (translation)
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Move and countermove. Wiktionary
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