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counterblow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | blow |
Examples of counterblow
counterblow
In 1792, for instance, when Nepal invaded Tibet it provoked a powerful counterblow from China.
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They were defeated within two days by a better-armed, better-led enemy, who withstood their attack and delivered a crushing counterblow.
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At any number of points, Khrushchev can, of course, try to reverse his initial retreat by a counterblow, but any possible move will be harder for him than before the Cuban adventure.
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He proposed to keep the left strong while retreating on the right to the Dnieper River, followed by a massive counterblow to the flank of the Red Army advance.
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- A return blow; a retaliatory blow
- A blow delivered in return of a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match
- (Counterblows) Fletcher still did not have a clear picture of Nagumo's dispositions or the results of the American strikes when he learned at 1120 that his force had been sighted. By this time his returning strike was drawing near and would soon need to land. ...
