Meaning of COUNTERMOVE
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'kawntur`moov, [v]`kawntur'moov, 'kaûntu`moov
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| | Definition: | | [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. |
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| | Synonyms: | | counterattack |
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| | See Also: | | attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Coun`ter*move"\ (koun`t?r-m??v"), v. t. & i.
To move in a contrary direction to.
\Coun"ter*move`\ (-m??v`), n. Countermovement
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| | Related Terms: | | action, ad hoc measure, answer, artifice, contrivance, coup, course of action, demarche, device, dodge, effort, expedient, gimmick, improvisation, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, last expedient, last resort, last shift, makeshift, maneuver, means, measure, move, pis aller, resort, resource, shake-up, shift, solution, step, stopgap, stratagem, stroke, stroke of policy, tactic, temporary expedient, trick, trump, working hypothesis, working proposition |
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