countermove

(noun, verb)

noun

1. an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

Similar word(s): counterattack

Definition categories: act, attack, onrush, onset, onslaught

Sentences with countermove as a noun:

- move and countermove

verb

1. To move in opposition or in retaliation.