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Definition of Counterstep
1. n. A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.
Definition of Counterstep
1. Noun. A measure taken to correct an action or situation; movement in the opposite direction. ¹
2. Noun. The movement of dancers around a central point. From ''Contrapasso'' (IT) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Counterstep
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterstep
Literary usage of Counterstep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pacific: Its Past and Future, and the Policy of the Great Powers from by Guy Hardy Scholefield (1920)
"By commanding the whole of the commerce between the Pacific and the Indian oceans
by this route, Somerset seemed a valuable counterstep to Noumea (Bowen to ..."
2. Records of the Borough of Leicester: Being a Series of Extracts from the by Leicester (England), Mary Bateson, William Henry Stevenson, John Edward Stocks (1905)
"The Twenty-four, as a counterstep, succeeded in passing a bylaw, ordering any
person who disclosed the secrets of common Halls to be fined £5 (p. ..."
3. The American Historical Magazine by Publishing Society of New York, Americana Society (1908)
"It was thought that a counterstep must be taken to humble the judiciary and those
party leaders who had caused the enactment of the recent law. ..."
4. Turkey, Greece and Malta by Adolphus Slade (1837)
"They had no reason to repent the counterstep. Hassan Bey pacified the island with
address; not a drop of blood was shed; and the Porte consented to their ..."
5. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany (1820)
"Objecting to the third counterstep, lie says : " You will, on re-examination,
perceive that the piece giving check by discovery, the Bishop, may he taken ly ..."
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