counterassaults

variants also counter-assaults
plural of counterassault
as in counterattacks
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack a feeble counterassault that proved to be entirely futile

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“Counterassaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterassaults. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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