countermove

n.
A move made in opposition or retaliation to another.

intr.v., -moved, -mov·ing, -moves. (koun'tər-mūv')
To make a move in retaliation or opposition.

countermovement coun'ter·move'ment n.

(DOD, NATO) An operation undertaken in reaction to or in anticipation of a move by the enemy. See also counterattack.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
  Synonym: counterattack

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modtræk
v. intr. - foretage modtræk

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenzet, een tegenzet doen

Français (French)
n. - mouvement contraire, mouvement en contre-attaque, retour offensif, contre-mesure
v. intr. - riposter, se déplacer en mouvement de contre-attaque

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegenschritt
v. - einen Gegenschritt unternehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κίνηση αντιπερισπασμού, ανθελιγμός
v. - κάνω κίνηση αντιπερισπασμού

Italiano (Italian)
contromossa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - retaliação (f)
v. - retaliar

Русский (Russian)
контрудар

Español (Spanish)
n. - contrajugada, contraataque
v. intr. - contraatacar, hacer una contrajugada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - motdrag
v. - göra ett motdrag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反对运动, 对抗手段, 采取相反行动, 采取对抗或报复行动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反對運動, 對抗手段
v. intr. - 採取相反行動, 採取對抗或報復行動

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대항 수단을 취하다
v. intr. - 대항수단을 취하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 対抗手段
v. - 対抗手段をとる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حركه مضادة (فعل) قام بحركه مضادة أو تحرك مضاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צעד נגדי‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה צעד נגדי‬

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