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Definition of Countermove
1. 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..
Generic synonyms: Attack, Onrush, Onset, Onslaught
Specialized synonyms: Riposte
Derivative terms: Counterattack
Definition of Countermove
1. v. t. & i. To move in a contrary direction to.
2. n. A movement in opposition to another.
Definition of Countermove
1. Noun. A move in opposition or response to a preceding move. ¹
2. Verb. To move in opposition or in retaliation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Countermove
1. [v -MOVED, -MOVING, -MOVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Countermove
Literary usage of Countermove
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rogerenes; Some Hitherto Unpublished Annals Belonging to the Colonial by John Rogers Bolles, Anna Bolles Williams (1904)
"The particulars of this countermove are as follows: — April 22, 1716, there is
an entry into ... Proof of the exact date of this countermove and that the ..."
2. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"Yet every move has its countermove, and it is only a question of weeks until the
Allies divine the counterstroke to the new German submarine, when we shall ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... which are incident to uur curious system of party government. Westminster
Ree., CXXV. 448. countermove (koun-tér-moV), rt or t. ; prêt. and pp. ..."
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