counterwork
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
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work done in opposition to other work
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defensive fortifications put up against attack
Other Word Forms
- counter-worker noun
- counterworker noun
Etymology
Origin of counterwork
Example Sentences
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Let it be to abjure thy malice; to counterwork this hellish stratagem; to turn from me and from my brother, this desolating rage!
From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Brown, Charles Brockden
If the Syracusans succeeded in completing and holding this counterwork, the blockade of Syracuse would be rendered impossible.
From Stories from Thucydides by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)
Sloth and superstition equally counterwork providence, and render the bounty of heaven of no effect.
From The History of Emily Montague by Brooke, Frances
Man seeks to know the worst only in order that he may avoid or counterwork it in the furtherance of his interests.
From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton
If men are to work together for their common welfare they must be truly in touch with one another; otherwise there is a spy at their councils, an incalculable force that may counterwork their plans.
From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton
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