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counteroffensive

 
Dictionary: coun·ter·of·fen·sive   (koun'tər-ə-fĕn'sĭv) pronunciation
n.
A large-scale counterattack by an armed force, intended to stop an enemy offensive.


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US Military Dictionary: counteroffensive
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n. an attack made in response to one from an enemy, typically on a large scale or for a prolonged period.

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Military Dictionary: counteroffensive
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(DOD) A large scale offensive undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from the attacking force. See also counterattack.

WordNet: counteroffensive
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force


Translations: Counteroffensive
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modoffensiv

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenoffensief, aanval vanuit verdedigingspositie

Français (French)
n. - contre-offensive

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegenoffensive

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ., μτφ.) αντεπίθεση

Italiano (Italian)
controffensiva

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contra-ofensiva (f)

Русский (Russian)
контрнаступление

Español (Spanish)
n. - contraofensiva

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - motoffensiv

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
反攻, 逆袭, 反击

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反攻, 逆襲, 反擊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반격, 역습

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反撃, 反攻

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هجوم مضاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתקפת-נגד, התקפת-נגד‬


 
 

 

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