countermove

v. move against, move in opposition to

n. move designed to counter or combat another move

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Noun
1. an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
(synonym) counterattack
(hypernym) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush

Alt. of Countermovement
  

(v. t. & i.)
To move in a contrary direction to.
  

An operation undertaken in reaction to or in anticipation of a move by the enemy. See also counter-attack. 1/3/82

Opération entreprise pour réagir face à, ou pour anticiper sur un mouvement de l'ennemi. Voir aussi contre-attaque. 1/3/82

Synonyms and related words:
action, ad hoc measure, answer, artifice, contrivance, coup, course of action, demarche, device, dodge, effort, expedient, gimmick, improvisation, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, last expedient, last resort, last shift, makeshift, maneuver, means, measure, move, pis aller, resort, resource, shake-up, shift, solution, step, stopgap, stratagem, stroke, stroke of policy, tactic, temporary expedient, trick, trump, working hypothesis, working proposition