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counterassault

  • a word derived from assault.
    assault
    noun
    a sudden, violent attack; onslaught.

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Local authorities discussed the Secret Service requesting a sniper and overwatch support, along with counterassault teams and a quick reaction force.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024

Edward Lenz of the Adams Township Police Department details that they planned to provide two snipers, a quick reaction force and two mobile counterassault teams.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024

In response, Israeli officials began planning a counterassault.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2023

Two former agency employees with experience on foreign trips described the counterassault team as one of the most elite units in the agency, responsible for “the last line of defense” for the president.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2014

They had failed in their objectives, first in the thrust toward Rheims, and afterward in their efforts to hold out against a counterassault.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various