counterassault

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noun

An assault made in return for another; a counterattack.

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Meanings

nouncounterassault (plural counterassaults)

plural counterassaults

  1. An assault made in return for another; a counterattack.

Origin

From counter- + assault.

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APA

counterassault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterassault

MLA

“counterassault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterassault. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterassault,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterassault.

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