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counterblow
noun as in retaliation
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Example Sentences
In the counterblow the edge of Cheever's cuff caught on Dyckman's knuckles and ripped the skin.
Counterblow had followed blow, swift as the clash of rapiers in a duel of fencers.
It now became necessary for the older body to deal a counterblow.
The French retaliated with a counterblow that drove the enemy back (p. 293) in disorder.
The orders were to carry the city at all costs, a counterblow to compensate the Germans for their failure to capture Compigne.
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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to counterblow, such as: counteraction, counterattack, countermove, counteroffensive, reciprocation, and reprisal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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