countershot
8.5
A shot made in reply to another person's shot
- noun
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contragolpe
- After dodging the initial attack, she aimed and took her countershot, catching her adversary off guard.
Examples
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In the tense duel, the skilled marksman quickly fired a countershot after his opponent's first strike.
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The film depicted an intense standoff, where the hero's countershot turned the tide of the battle.
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But a countershot of Stern and his very young companion corrects that impression by retroactively grounding the clip as the beginning of Crimes.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
counterpunch
vscountershot
3
6.5
A punch thrown back at an opponent after they attack
is the same reactive idea but for fired or thrown hits rather than hand strikes
counterblow
vscountershot
7.9
A hit given back after an attack
is focused on returning hits made by firing or throwing not just close strikes
Surface Forms
countershot singular
countershots plural
Morphology
Etymology
Countershot combines counter ('against' or 'in reply') and shot ('a fired ball' or 'a camera image'). Like counterattack, it means a shot given back in return, so a return or retaliatory move.