Countercity
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Targeting a city. not-comparable
"A countercity strike would be a direct and intentional attack against noncombatants, representing a violation of noncombatant immunity on a mass scale—this besides the disproportionality of the destruction such a countercity strike would entail."
Example
More examples"A countercity strike would be a direct and intentional attack against noncombatants, representing a violation of noncombatant immunity on a mass scale—this besides the disproportionality of the destruction such a countercity strike would entail."
Etymology
From counter- + city.
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