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countermaneuver

countermaneuver noun: a maneuver made in response to another maneuver.

Noun

countermaneuver (plural countermaneuvers)

  1. A maneuver made in response to another maneuver.

Verb

countermaneuver (third-person singular simple present countermaneuvers, present participle countermaneuvering, simple past and past participle countermaneuvered)

  1. To make a maneuver in response to another maneuver.

Forms of countermaneuver

Noun
pluralcountermaneuvers
Verb
third-person singular presentcountermaneuvers
present participlecountermaneuvering
past participlecountermaneuvered
pastcountermaneuvered

Origin of countermaneuver

From counter- + maneuver.

Questions about countermaneuver

What does countermaneuver mean?
Countermaneuver means a maneuver made in response to another maneuver.
What part of speech is countermaneuver?
Countermaneuver can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of countermaneuver?
The plural of countermaneuver is countermaneuvers.

Words near countermaneuver in the dictionary

  1. countermanding
  2. countermandings
  3. countermandment
  4. countermandments
  5. countermands
  6. countermaneuver
  7. countermaneuvered
  8. countermaneuvering
  9. countermaneuvers
  10. countermanifesto
  11. countermanifestos

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