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nounan attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
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verbmake a counterattack
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noun(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
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- retaliate make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
- counterattack make a counterattack
- counteroffensive a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
- riposte (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
- counterstrike make a counterattack
- arab-israeli war Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
- strike back make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
- yom kippur war Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt