HyperDic: countermove

English > 1 sense of the word *countermove*:
NOUN	act	countermove, counterattack	an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

countermove > pronunciation
Sounds	kaw'ntermuw.v
Rhymes	approve ... remove: 10 rhymes with uwv...

English > *countermove*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	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
Narrower	riposte	(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
Broader	attack, onslaught, onset, onrush	(military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons)
Spanish	contraataque
Catalan	contraatac