COUNTEROFFENSIVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("counteroffensive" is a kind of...):

offence; offense; offensive (the action of attacking an enemy)

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