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Noun Concept
Categories: Military terminology, Military tactics
EN
counterattack  countermove  counter-attack
EN
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)
EN
Move and countermove. Wiktionary
IS A
attack
tactics
HAS KIND
riposte
launch on warning
RU
контратака
DERIVATION
counterattack
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
counterattack, countermove
Wikipedia
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counterattack
Wikidata
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counterattack
Wiktionary
EN
counter-attack, countermove
Wikipedia Redirections
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counter-attack, counter-attacks, counter-offensive, counter attack, Counter offensive, counterattacks, counteroffensive

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