counteroffensive

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[ US /ˌkaʊntɝɔˈfɛnsɪv/ ]
[ UK /kˈa‍ʊntəɹəfˌɛnsɪv/ ]
NOUN
  1. a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
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How To Use counteroffensive In A Sentence

  • The Piedmontese army was unable to withstand the Austrian counteroffensive.
  • Restoring the corps echelon became an urgent necessity as early as the counteroffensive off Moscow.
  • Enduring a siege is one thing, but mounting an effective counteroffensive...? SHARDS OF A BROKEN CROWN
  • If an enemy's assault faltered, the mobilization could mount a counteroffensive and deliver the knockout blow.
  • As the counteroffensive went on, the fronts and armies were gaining experience in repelling counterattacks of big enemy tank force groupings.
  • Spaniards enlisted Choco Indians in the counteroffensive with their feared poison-dart blowguns from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia.
  • He was recalling the talk of a "counteroffensive" against the intruder-and it frightened him. Children Of The Night
  • It is inexpedient to mount a counteroffensive with heavy losses as a result of the enemy's fire delivery or the penetration of a large amount of its tanks and motorized infantry.
  • Italy's interior minister, Roberto Maroni, called upon authorities in Greece to cooperate in what he called a counteroffensive to Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • On the other side of the aisle, the Obama re-election campaign has quietly opened a counteroffensive against Republican-backed changes to election laws that Democrats say will suppress votes for their candidates and limit their get-out-the-vote drives, a campaign Republicans are calling manipulative. This Week: Europe Trembles, Cain Parries, MF Files
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