counterattack

See also: counter-attack

English

Noun

counterattack (plural counterattacks)

  1. Alternative form of counter-attack.

Verb

counterattack (third-person singular simple present counterattacks, present participle counterattacking, simple past and past participle counterattacked)

  1. Alternative form of counter-attack.
    • 2025 May 24, Issy Ronald, “Sunderland secures promotion to Premier League after winning ‘most valuable match’ in soccer with injury-time winner”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 25 May 2025:
      For much of the game, Sunderland was trailing 1-0 after Sheffield United took the lead early on through a sweeping counterattacking move finished off by Tyrese Campbell.

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