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单词 counterassaults
释义

counterassault

noun

coun·​ter·​as·​sault ˌkau̇n-tər-ə-ˈsȯlt How to pronounce counterassault (audio)
variants or less commonly counter-assault
plural counterassaults also counter-assaults
: an assault undertaken in response to or in defense against an assault made by another
launching counterassaults against the enemy
… Army Rangers mounted a counter-assault, killing the terrorists and rescuing more than 900 kids and teachers. Dale Neal

Synonyms

  • counterattack
  • counteroffensive
  • counterpunch
  • counterstrike
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Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

counterassaults

noun

variants also counter-assaults
plural of counterassault
as in counterattacks
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack a feeble counterassault that proved to be entirely futile

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • counterattacks
  • attacks
  • assaults
  • counteroffensives
  • counterstrikes
  • counter-strikes
  • onslaughts
  • counter-attacks
  • counterpunches
  • blitzkriegs
  • sallies
  • offensives
  • charges
  • sorties
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