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counterretreats

counterretreats is the plural of counterretreat.

Meaning of counterretreat

Noun

counterretreat (plural counterretreats)

  1. (rare) A military retreat in response to another retreat.
    • DESTROYED BRIDGE over a gully had been left intact through every previous retreat and counterretreat by both sides.1942, LIFE, volume 13, number 25, page 99

Questions about counterretreats

What is counterretreats the plural of?
Counterretreats is the plural of counterretreat.

Words near counterretreats in the dictionary

  1. counterrestriction
  2. counterrestrictions
  3. counterretaliation
  4. counterretaliations
  5. counterretreat
  6. counterretreats
  7. counterreversal
  8. counterreversals
  9. counterrevisionist
  10. counterrevisionists
  11. counterrevolt

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