"countertug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: countertugs [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + tug. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|counter|tug}} counter- + tug Head templates: {{en-noun}} countertug (plural countertugs)
  1. A tug in the opposite direction.

Inflected forms

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