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counterdrive

counterdrive noun: a drive that counteracts another drive.

Noun

counterdrive (plural counterdrives)

  1. A drive that counteracts another drive.
    • In fact, momentum is gaining for a counterdrive so that states can recall earlier petitions for such a convention, with two states voting to do so in 1988.1991, Thomas Dexter Lynch, Federal Budget and Financial Management Reform, page 72

Forms of counterdrive

pluralcounterdrives

Origin of counterdrive

From counter- + drive.

Questions about counterdrive

What does counterdrive mean?
Counterdrive means a drive that counteracts another drive.
What part of speech is counterdrive?
Counterdrive is a noun.
What is the plural of counterdrive?
The plural of counterdrive is counterdrives.

Words near counterdrive in the dictionary

  1. counterdraw
  2. counterdrawing
  3. counterdrawn
  4. counterdraws
  5. counterdrew
  6. counterdrive
  7. counterdrives
  8. counterdrone
  9. counterdrug
  10. counterdye
  11. counterdyed

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