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UK
/kˈaʊntəɹɐtˌæk/
]
[ US /ˈkaʊntɝəˌtæk/ ]
[ US /ˈkaʊntɝəˌtæk/ ]
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.
- (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
VERB
- make a counterattack
How To Use counterattack In A Sentence
- Hindsight is always 20/20, and once Real had the early lead, the textbook approach would have been sitting deeper, congesting the midfield to absorb the pressure and striking on the counterattack. Barcelona's Guide to Beating Real Madrid
- Ben Foden is a counterattacker under surveillance, and has responded to advice to keep to the shadows out there. Eddie Butler's verdict: five things England must improve
- This will spark rounds of attack and counterattack ads.
- But this week, the president embarked on a counterattack, using one of the guerrillas' favorite weapons: the media.
- He took them to ninth in his first full season, moulding a counterattacking team. Times, Sunday Times
- He is used as a counterattacker from deep and as a midfield runner. Times, Sunday Times
- Think of the modern game, how for years counterattacking became almost a luxury item. Times, Sunday Times
- Derby took the lead from a counterattack. Times, Sunday Times
- Think of the modern game, how for years counterattacking became almost a luxury item. Times, Sunday Times
- If needed the attacking side can strike against the flanks and the rear of the counterattacking enemy thus completing its destruction and moving on to the next stage, the pursuit.
