counterstrike
noun
coun·ter·strike
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌstrīk
variants
or counter-strike
plural counterstrikes or counter-strikes
: a strike that retaliates against or counters earlier strike : a return strike
government counterstrikes against the rebel stronghold
… the belief on both sides that any attack would be met with an equally devastating counterstrike.—W. J. Hennigan and Brian Bennett
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