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coun·ter·at·tack (koun'tər-ə-tăk') ![]() |
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Attacking an attacker. Even though a criminal hacker or other agent is attempting to penetrate a security perimeter or damage systems, the counterattack must not violate applicable laws.
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| Thesaurus: counterattack |
noun
| US Military Dictionary: counterattack |
n.an attack by part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes as regaining lost ground or cutting off or destroying enemy advance units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of their purpose in attacking.
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| Military Dictionary: counterattack |
(DOD) Attack by part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes as regaining ground lost or cutting off or destroying enemy advance units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of the enemy's purpose in attacking. In sustained defensive operations, it is undertaken to restore the battle position and is directed at limited objectives. See also countermove; counteroffensive.
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Because of the strength of the attack, they knew that their counterattack had to be swift and strong.
| Wikipedia: Counterattack |
A counterattack is a military battlefield tactic used by some or all of a defending force against their attackers.[1] The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy in attack and the specific objectives are usually to regain lost ground or to destroy attacking enemy units.[1]
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| Translations: Counterattack |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - modangreb
v. tr., -
v. intr. - gå til modangreb
Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenaanval, counter, tot de tegenaanval overgaan, counteren
Français (French)
n. - contre-attaque (sur)
v. tr. - contre-attaquer
v. intr. - contre-attaquer
Deutsch (German)
v. - kontern, zurückschlagen
n. - Gegenangriff
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντεπιτίθεμαι
n. - αντεπίθεση
Italiano (Italian)
contrattaccare, contrattacco
Português (Portuguese)
n. - contra-ataque (m)
v. - contra-atacar
Español (Spanish)
n. - contraataque, contragolpe
v. tr. - contraatacar, contragolpear
v. intr. - hacer un contraataque o contragolpe
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra motanfall mot, göra motanfall
n. - motanfall, motstöt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
反攻, 反击
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反攻, 反擊
v. tr. - 反攻, 反擊
v. intr. - 反攻, 反擊
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 역습, 반격
v. tr. - 역습하다, 반격하다
v. intr. - 역습하다, 반격하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反撃, 逆襲
v. - 反撃する, 逆襲する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) قام بهجوم معاكس (الاسم) هجوم مضاد
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - התקפת-נגד
v. tr. - ערך התקפת-נגד
v. intr. - ערך התקפת-נגד
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