COUNTERATTACK


Meaning of COUNTERATTACK in English

I. ˈkau̇ntər+ noun

Etymology: counter- + attack

1. : an attack against an enemy attacking force usually with limited tactical objectives (as to regain a key position) — compare counteroffensive

2. : an aggressive action in defense : an attack on one attacking

a counterattack on his detractors

II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+

intransitive verb

: to make a counterattack : attack in reprisal or retaliation

the defenders have counterattacked with the charges that the critics themselves are fascist — Paul Woodring

transitive verb

: to make a counterattack against

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.