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countermeasures

countermeasures is the plural of countermeasure.

Meaning of countermeasure

Noun

countermeasure (plural countermeasures)

  1. Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
    • We fear that this will be the beginning of a negative development of measures and countermeasures, at the end of which there will be no winner2018 May 31, Jackie Wattles, Charles Riley, “Why President Trump's obsession with German cars is misplaced”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2018
  2. (in plural) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.

Questions about countermeasures

What is countermeasures the plural of?
Countermeasures is the plural of countermeasure.

Words near countermeasures in the dictionary

  1. countermart
  2. countermarts
  3. countermeaning
  4. countermeanings
  5. countermeasure
  6. countermeasures
  7. countermeet
  8. countermeeting
  9. countermeetings
  10. countermeets
  11. countermelodic

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