Meanings
plural counteroffensives
- USUS spelling of counter-offensive.
1 more example
As the war slogs on, a growing flow of Western weapons over the summer is now playing a key role in the counteroffensive, helping Ukraine significantly boost its precision strike capability. Since the counteroffensive began, Ukraine said, its forces have reclaimed more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region.
2022 September 11, Yuras Karmanau, “Ukraine pushes major counteroffensive as war marks 200 days”, in AP News, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2022
comparative more counteroffensive · superlative most counteroffensive
- USUS spelling of counter-offensive.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Englishoffensive
- Englishcounteroffensive
Cite this entry
counteroffensive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteroffensive
“counteroffensive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteroffensive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counteroffensive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteroffensive.
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