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counterassault

noun

Etymology

From counter- + assault.

  1. derived from ad — “at, towards”
  2. derived from assalio
  3. inherited from assaut
  4. prefixed as counterassault — “counter + assault”

Definitions

  1. An assault made in return for another

    An assault made in return for another; a counterattack.

The neighborhood

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