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/kown'teuhr euh fen"siv, kown"teuhr euh fen'-/, n. Mil.an attack by an army against an attacking enemy force.[1915-20; COUNTER- + OFFENSIVE]
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counteroffensive — index counterattack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
counteroffensive — [kount′ər ə fen΄siv, kount΄ər ə fen′siv] n. an attack by troops who have been defending a position … English World dictionary
counteroffensive — n. 1) to launch, undertake a counteroffensive 2) to go over to the counteroffensive 3) a counteroffensive against * * * undertake a counteroffensive a counteroffensive against to go over to the counteroffensive to launch … Combinatory dictionary
counteroffensive — UK [ˌkaʊnt(ə)rəˈfensɪv] / US [ˈkaʊntərəˌfensɪv] noun [countable] Word forms counteroffensive : singular counteroffensive plural counteroffensives an attack against someone who has already attacked you, especially a military attack … English dictionary
counteroffensive — A large scale offensive undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from the attacking force. See also counterattack … Military dictionary
counteroffensive — noun Date: 1909 a large scale military offensive undertaken by a force previously on the defensive … New Collegiate Dictionary
counteroffensive — noun An attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it … Wiktionary
counteroffensive — coun|ter|of|fen|sive [ kauntərə,fensıv ] noun count an attack against someone who has already attacked you, especially a military attack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
counteroffensive — n. attack made by an army to combat an enemy attack … English contemporary dictionary
counteroffensive — noun an attack made in response to one from an enemy … English new terms dictionary
