countersurge
countersurge noun: a surge opposing an earlier surge.
Noun
countersurge (plural countersurges)
- A surge opposing an earlier surge.
- Across the centuries the fortunes of the two religions have risen and fallen in a sequence of momentous surges, pauses, and countersurges.1997, Samuel P. Huntington, The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order
- With the Shiite militias having taken a lower profile since the troop increase began, and with Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia embarking on its own sort of countersurge, a main focus of the American military operation is to deprive the group of its strongholds in the areas surrounding Baghdad — and thus...2007 July 13, Michael R. Gordon, “Bush Distorts Qaeda Links, Critics Assert”, in New York Times
Forms of countersurge
| plural | countersurges |
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Origin of countersurge
From counter- + surge.
Questions about countersurge
- What does countersurge mean?
- Countersurge means a surge opposing an earlier surge.
- What part of speech is countersurge?
- Countersurge is a noun.
- What is the plural of countersurge?
- The plural of countersurge is countersurges.
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