counterattack
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
counterattack
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterbalance
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
counterbalance
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ contrast with equal weight or force
counterbalance
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
counterbalance
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a weight that balances another weight
counterbalance
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a compensating equivalent
counterbalance
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ equality of distribution
counterbalanced
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
counterblast
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband"
counterblow
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a return blow; a retaliatory blow
counterbombardment
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
counterbore
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
counterchallenge
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ challenge in turn; "The authentication was counterchallenged"
counterchange
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
countercharge
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a retaliatory charge
countercharge
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
countercheck
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ oppose or check by a counteraction
countercheck
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ check a second time