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counteradvance

counteradvance noun: an advance that counters or goes against another advance.

Noun

counteradvance (plural counteradvances)

  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.2020, David Luhrssen, World War II on Film, page 167

Forms of counteradvance

pluralcounteradvances

Origin of counteradvance

From counter- + advance.

Questions about counteradvance

What does counteradvance mean?
Counteradvance means an advance that counters or goes against another advance.
What part of speech is counteradvance?
Counteradvance is a noun.
What is the plural of counteradvance?
The plural of counteradvance is counteradvances.

Words near counteradvance in the dictionary

  1. counteradaptive
  2. counteradaptivity
  3. counteraddress
  4. counteraddresses
  5. counteradhesive
  6. counteradvance
  7. counteradvances
  8. counteradvantage
  9. counteradvantages
  10. counteradvertising
  11. counteradvice

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