counterstrike
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntərˌstraɪk/
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contraataque
- After the enemy launched a surprise attack, the general ordered a swift counterstrike to regain control of the battlefield.
- launch a counterstrike
Examples
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ICN forces are launching immediate counterstrikes around the world.
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Tit for tat may end when the balance is settled, but it may also escalate, leading to a self-perpetuating cycle of strikes and counterstrikes.
Academic text (2000) -
The president's ready for a counterstrike.
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You want us to coordinate a massive worldwide counterstrike with a window of only a few minutes?
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Commander Zev, you order the counterstrike.
Fiction book (1996) -
Within seconds, a counterstrike by our missiles destroyed the enemy's orbital launch platforms!
Fiction book (2000) -
Alexi ran a counterstrike unit in Eastern Europe, specializing in target tracking, search and destroy.
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If we don't destroy Midway's airstrip and planes, we invite a counterstrike.
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Reportedly, a series of meetings around the same time deliberated aggressive cyber counterstrikes, although none of those recommendations were formally presented to the President.
Academic text (2017) -
By the morning of June 5, Israel was fully prepared for a preemptive air strike against Egypt—or what General Yigal Allon and others preferred to call a "preemptive counterstrike" in view of the Egyptian provocations.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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8.8
A large military attack by a defending army to push back attackers
A quick attack made in response to an opponent's move, often in fencing
A hit given back after an attack
A shot made in reply to another person's shot
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Morphology
Etymology
Counterstrike comes from the parts counter- meaning 'against' and strike meaning 'hit' or 'attack', so a counterstrike is an attack made back in direct response to an enemy's assault.