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counterretreat

noun

Etymology

From counter- + retreat.

  1. derived from retractus
  2. derived from retrait
  3. inherited from retret
  4. prefixed as counterretreat — “counter + retreat”

Definitions

  1. A military retreat in response to another retreat.

    • DESTROYED BRIDGE over a gully had been left intact through every previous retreat and counterretreat by both sides.
    • […] charges and countercharges, retreats and counterretreats, attackin' and fallin' back.

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