counterstroke
Example Sentences
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The fighting further delayed Bragg’s planned counterstroke and gave additional time to strengthen the Union center.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2022
Within hours, the Greeks launched a massive counterstroke that isolated the Turkish communities from each other.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had started his counterstroke a year ago, after Labor Day, campaigned until January, resumed the battle again last August.
From Time Magazine Archive
That sort of success led Ulster authorities to expect some sort of dramatic I.R.A. counterstroke.
From Time Magazine Archive
Or it may be that the contingent is to be used as an army of observation to prevent a counterstroke, so as to facilitate and secure the main offensive movement of the chief belligerent.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Julian S. (Julian Stafford) Corbett
