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counterambush

counterambush noun: an ambush set up in response to another ambush.

Noun

counterambush (plural counterambushes)

  1. An ambush set up in response to another ambush.

Verb

counterambush (third-person singular simple present counterambushes, present participle counterambushing, simple past and past participle counterambushed)

  1. To set up an ambush in response to another ambush.

Forms of counterambush

Noun
pluralcounterambushes
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterambushes
present participlecounterambushing
past participlecounterambushed
pastcounterambushed

Origin of counterambush

From counter- + ambush.

Questions about counterambush

What does counterambush mean?
Counterambush means an ambush set up in response to another ambush.
What part of speech is counterambush?
Counterambush can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterambush?
The plural of counterambush is counterambushes.

Words near counterambush in the dictionary

  1. counterallegiance
  2. counterallegiances
  3. counteralleging
  4. counteralliance
  5. counteralliances
  6. counterambush
  7. counterambushes
  8. counteramendment
  9. counteramendments
  10. counteranalogies
  11. counteranalogy

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