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counteroffensive

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coun⋅ter⋅of⋅fen⋅sive

  [koun-ter-uh-fen-siv, koun-ter-uh-fen-]
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–noun Military.
an attack by an army against an attacking enemy force.
Origin:
1915–20; counter- + offensive
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coun·ter·of·fen·sive   (koun'tər-ə-fěn'sĭv)   
n.  A large-scale counterattack by an armed force, intended to stop an enemy offensive.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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