Counteradvance
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
"Roads crowded with fleeing refugees, and poor communications hampered Allied counteradvances. German units were equipped with radios while Allied commanders relied on the French telephone system."
Example
More examples"Roads crowded with fleeing refugees, and poor communications hampered Allied counteradvances. German units were equipped with radios while Allied commanders relied on the French telephone system."
Etymology
From counter- + advance.
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