"counterforce" meaning in English

See counterforce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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  1. (military) Targeting an opponent's military assets, such as missile silos, rather than other valuable assets such as cities and civilian populations. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: controlled counterforce war
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Noun

Forms: counterforces [plural]
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  1. A force that opposes another force. Translations (force that opposes another force): vastavoima (Finnish), frithfhórsa [masculine] (Irish), motvikt motkraft (Swedish)
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