"counterstrike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: counterstrikes [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + strike. Compare counterstroke. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|strike}} counter- + strike Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterstrike (plural counterstrikes)
  1. (military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking. Synonyms: counterattack Hypernyms: strike, attack Related terms: Dead Hand Coordinate_terms: preemptive strike, first strike, decapitation strike Translations (tactic of counterattacking): əks-zərbə (Azerbaijani), კონტრდარტყმა (ḳonṭrdarṭq̇ma) (Georgian), kontratak [masculine] (Polish), контруда́р (kontrudár) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-counterstrike-en-noun-UIl~Yd7r Categories (other): Military, Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, military, politics, sports, war

Verb

Forms: counterstrikes [present, singular, third-person], counterstriking [participle, present], counterstruck [participle, past], counterstruck [past]
Etymology: From counter- + strike. Compare counterstroke. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|strike}} counter- + strike Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|counterstriking|counterstruck}} counterstrike (third-person singular simple present counterstrikes, present participle counterstriking, simple past and past participle counterstruck)
  1. (intransitive) To perform a counterstrike. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: counterattack, fight back
    Sense id: en-counterstrike-en-verb-ush6Xy3w Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 43 57

Inflected forms

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