Definition of counterattack
plural counterattacks
or counter-attacks
: an attack made in response to or in defense against an attack made by another
- a series of attacks and counterattacks
- Iraqi forces are advancing into the city of Fallujah, repelling a counter-attack by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) on Tuesday …
- —Jack Moore
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counterattack
play \ˌkau̇n-tər-ə-ˈtak\ or counter-attack verb, transitive + intransitive counterattacked or counter-attacked; counterattacking or counter-attacking-
- Syrian rebels including jihadists counter-attacked the army and its allies on Friday aiming to break a weeks-long siege on eastern Aleppo, insurgents said.
- —Ellen Francis and Angus McDowall
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counterattacker
play \ˌkau̇n-tər-ə-ˈta-kər\ or counter-attacker noun, plural counterattackers or counter-attackers-
- Finally, the big man, bleeding profusely, succeeded in throwing his counterattacker off him.
- —Andrew M. Greeley
