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counterbattery

counterbattery adjective: directed against opposing artillery.

counterbattery: directed against opposing artillery
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Adjective

counterbattery (not comparable)

  1. Directed against opposing artillery.
    • counterbattery fire
    • counterbattery tactics

Forms of counterbattery

alternative formcounter-battery

Origin of counterbattery

From counter- + battery.

Questions about counterbattery

What does counterbattery mean?
Counterbattery means directed against opposing artillery.
What part of speech is counterbattery?
Counterbattery is an adjective.

Words near counterbattery in the dictionary

  1. counterbarrage
  2. counterbarrages
  3. counterbase
  4. counterbatten
  5. counterbattens
  6. counterbattery
  7. counterbeam
  8. counterbeat
  9. counterbeats
  10. counterbetrayal
  11. counterbetrayals

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