counterfire
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
counterfoil
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the part of a check that is retained as a record
counterglow
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space
counterinsurgency
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
counterinsurgent
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
counterintelligence
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
counterintuitive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ contrary to what common sense would suggest
counterirritant
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
counterman
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
countermand
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
countermand
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
countermarch
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ march back along the same way
countermarch
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ change the order of soldiers during a march
countermarch
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
countermeasure
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an action taken to offset another action
countermine
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
countermine
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
countermine
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
countermove
— 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.