countermove

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
• Syn:
counterattack
• Derivationally related forms:
counterattack (for: counterattack)
• Hypernyms:
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
• Hyponyms:
riposte