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Meaning of counterattack

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  counterattack
      n 1: an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy
           force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy
           advance units etc. [syn: {counterattack}, {countermove}]
      2: (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's
         advantage in another part of the board [syn: {counterattack},
         {counterplay}]
      v 1: make a counterattack [syn: {counterattack},
           {counterstrike}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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