coun·ter·blow
| \ ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈblō
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variants:
or counter-blow
plural counterblows or counter-blows
Definition of counterblow
: an action taken in reprisal : a return blow : retaliation
… US policy makers who could go forward in the East without much fear of a Soviet counterblow in the West.— Charles Wheeler
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“Counterblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterblow. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of counterblow was in 1655
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