counterstrike

noun

coun·ter·strike | \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌstrīk

\

variants: or counter-strike

plural counterstrikes or counter-strikes

Definition of counterstrike

: a strike that retaliates against or counters earlier strike : a return strike government counterstrikes against the rebel stronghold … the belief on both sides that any attack would be met with an equally devastating counterstrike. —W. J. Hennigan and Brian Bennett

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