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Noun: countermove  'kawn-tu(r)`moov
  1. An attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
    - counterattack

Derived forms: countermoves

Type of: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught

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