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counteradvance

noun

Etymology

From counter- + advance.

  1. derived from ab
  2. derived from ab ante
  3. derived from *abanteāre✻
  4. derived from avancier
  5. inherited from avauncen
  6. prefixed as counteradvance — “counter + advance”

Definitions

  1. An advance that counters or goes against another advance.

    • Roads crowded with fleeing refugees, and poor communications hampered Allied counteradvances. German units were equipped with radios while Allied commanders relied on the French telephone system.

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