COUNTERMOVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

Synonyms:

counterattack; countermove

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("countermove" is a kind of...):

attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "countermove"):

riposte ((fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge)