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The answer COUNTERATTACK has 14 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of counterattack in various dictionaries:
noun - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
noun - (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
verb - make a counterattack
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| an attack made in response to one by an opponent. |
| A return attack. |
| To deliver a return attack or make a return attack against. |
| An attack made in response to one by an opponent. |
| Attack in response. |
| an attack intended to stop or oppose an attack by an enemy or competitor: |
| an attack intended to stop or oppose an attack by an enemy or competitor |
| (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board |
| an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. |
| make a counterattack |
| Counterattack description |
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| A counterattack is a tactic employed in response to an attack, with the term originating in "war games". The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy during attack, while the specific objectives typically seek to regain lost ground or destroy the attacking enemy (this may take the form of an opposing sports team or military units).A saying, attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte illustrate the tactical importance of the counterattack : "the greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory". In the same spirit, in his Battle Studies, Ardant du Pic noticed that "he, general or mere captain, who employs every one in the storming of a position can be sure of seeing it retaken by an organised counter-attack of four men and a corporal".A counterattack is a military tactic that occurs when one side successfully defends off the enemys attack and begins to push the enemy back with an attack of its own. In order to perform a successful counterattack, the defending side |