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UK
/kˈaʊntəɹɐtˌæk/
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[ 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
- Towards the end of the match, they were playing the counterattacking game at home. The Sun
- Most candidates are repelled by the rat-a-tat - tat of constant attack and counterattack that is standard fare in most competitive campaigns.
- Each believes it can find new allies that will help it checkmate or counterattack.
- Black will fianchetto the bishop, and attempt a counterattack in the center later in the game. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
- During the German counterattacks of February and March 1943, the Germans had seized all the lost territory from Belgorod to Kharkov, and then along the Dnieper River all the way down to the Kalmius River and Taganrog. Deathride
- As the counteroffensive went on, the fronts and armies were gaining experience in repelling counterattacks of big enemy tank force groupings.
- Lots of teams will play on the counterattack with quick and exciting forwards. Times, Sunday Times
- His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head.
- Think of the modern game, how for years counterattacking became almost a luxury item. Times, Sunday Times
