counterthrust

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noun

A thrust made against another; a counterblow.

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Meanings

nouncounterthrust (plural counterthrusts)

plural counterthrusts

  1. A thrust made against another; a counterblow.

Origin

From counter- + thrust.

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APA

counterthrust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterthrust

MLA

“counterthrust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterthrust. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterthrust,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterthrust.

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