countermaneuver

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noun

A maneuver made in response to another maneuver.

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Meanings

nouncountermaneuver (plural countermaneuvers)

plural countermaneuvers

  1. A maneuver made in response to another maneuver.
verbcountermaneuver (third-person singular simple present countermaneuvers, present participle countermaneuvering, simple past and past participle countermaneuvered)

present singular third person countermaneuvers · participle present countermaneuvering · participle past countermaneuvered · past countermaneuvered

  1. To make a maneuver in response to another maneuver.

Origin

From counter- + maneuver.

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APA

countermaneuver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermaneuver

MLA

“countermaneuver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermaneuver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countermaneuver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermaneuver.

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