An offensive (instead of a defensive) action undertaken in response to a prior attack. Also figurative and attributive or as adj.
单词 | θ160969 |
释义 | society > armed hostility > attack > [adjective] > counter-attack or retaliation (3) counter-offensive1952 An offensive (instead of a defensive) action undertaken in response to a prior attack. Also figurative and attributive or as adj. counterforce1955 attributive; esp. denoting strategy based on retaliation against military forces or bases. strike-back1962 used attributively to designate the capacity of making a retaliatory nuclear strike. |
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