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countermeasure

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. countermeasure (noun)
  2. electronic countermeasure (noun)

coun·ter·mea·sure

noun \-ˌme-zhər, -ˌmā-\

Definition of COUNTERMEASURE

: an action or device designed to negate or offset another; especially : a military system or device intended to thwart a sensing mechanism (as radar) <electronic countermeasures>
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First Known Use of COUNTERMEASURE

1923

Rhymes with COUNTERMEASURE

common measure, cubic measure, for good measure, liquid measure, made-to-measure

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