countermove :

Search Words
You can search or browse for words

countermove

kown ter moohv

  • n  an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

  • The attack prompted an audacious and secretIsraeli countermove.
  • My preferred countermove--training my air vent to blow directly onto your head, often agitating a brief flurry of dandruff--doesn't always work as a deterrent.
  • With complicated move and countermove, the four occupying powers settled down last week to the task of ruling conquered Germany.

Bee Dictionary: Search, browse, look at common errors, idioms and more.