counterstroke

[ koun-ter-strohk ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌstroʊk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterstroke ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a stroke or blow given in return.

Medicine/Medical. contrecoup.

Origin of counterstroke

First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + stroke¹

Words nearby counterstroke

countersink, counterspy, counterstain, counterstamp, counterstatement, counterstroke, countersubject, countersue, countersuit, counter table, countertenor

Example sentences from the Web for counterstroke

Yet the settlers felt much safer when they learned that the redoubtable George Rogers Clark intended a counterstroke.
The Border Watch|Joseph A. Altsheler
Stroke and counterstroke and parry of rapiers and lightning-like motion glinted in the air.
Orphans of the Storm|Henry MacMahon
Counterstroke after counterstroke had failed, and Russia was now tottering towards a collapse.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
It was a counterstroke by the worsted belligerent to get better terms of peace.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy|Julian Stafford Corbett

The counterstroke of the President was one of the most effective passages of his message in its effect upon public opinion.
The Cleveland Era|Henry Jones Ford

单词	counterstroke
释义	counterstroke [ koun-ter-strohk ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌstroʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR counterstroke ON THESAURUS.COM noun a stroke or blow given in return. Medicine/Medical. contrecoup. Origin of counterstroke First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + stroke¹ Words nearby counterstroke countersink, counterspy, counterstain, counterstamp, counterstatement, counterstroke, countersubject, countersue, countersuit, counter table, countertenor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterstroke Yet the settlers felt much safer when they learned that the redoubtable George Rogers Clark intended a counterstroke. The Border Watch\|Joseph A. Altsheler Stroke and counterstroke and parry of rapiers and lightning-like motion glinted in the air. Orphans of the Storm\|Henry MacMahon Counterstroke after counterstroke had failed, and Russia was now tottering towards a collapse. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind\|Herbert George Wells It was a counterstroke by the worsted belligerent to get better terms of peace. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy\|Julian Stafford Corbett The counterstroke of the President was one of the most effective passages of his message in its effect upon public opinion. The Cleveland Era\|Henry Jones Ford Words related to counterstroke retribution, vengeance, retaliation, counterblow, requital, eye for an eye, avenging
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counterstroke

noun

Origin of counterstroke

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Example sentences from the Web for counterstroke

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