Hypertext Webster Gateway: "countermove"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Countermove \Coun`ter*move"\ (koun`t?r-m??v"), v. t. & i.
To move in a contrary direction to.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Countermove \Coun"ter*move`\ (-m??v`), n. Countermovement
\Coun"ter*move`ment\ (-ment).
A movement in opposition to another.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
countermove
n : 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}]
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