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counterbattery

counterbattery

9.9
About actions and equipment used to find and attack enemy heavy guns
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : contrabatería
  • Modern counterbattery radars can quickly pinpoint the source of incoming fire.

Examples

  • Effective counterbattery operations can reduce the threat from hostile artillery units.

  • We need to improve our counterbattery capabilities.

  • The army deployed counterbattery systems to track and destroy enemy rocket launchers.

  • The counterbattery fire destroyed the enemy's artillery.

  • The army deployed counterbattery systems to track and neutralize enemy artillery positions.

  • Modern counterbattery radars can rapidly detect and respond to threats from hostile artillery units.

  • Effective counterbattery measures are essential for protecting our forces from enemy shelling.

Compounds

counterbattery fire
  • Specialized
8.3

Fire from big guns aimed at enemy guns to destroy them

Surface Forms

counterbattery positive

Morphology

counterbattery = battery (semi-transparent) = counter + battery

The prefix counter- is clear, but the military sense of battery is specialized, so the whole meaning is not fully obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Counterbattery comes from two simple parts: counter meaning 'against' and battery meaning 'a group of guns' or 'fire from guns'. So counterbattery describes systems or actions used to find and attack enemy artillery.