Associations to the word «Counteroffensive»
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Wiktionary
COUNTEROFFENSIVE, noun. US spelling of counter-offensive
Dictionary definition
COUNTEROFFENSIVE, noun. A large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.