counterblow
[ koun-ter-bloh ]
noun
a blow given in return or retaliation, as in boxing.
Origin of counterblow
1- Also called counterpunch.
Words Nearby counterblow
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How to use counterblow in a sentence
In the counterblow the edge of Cheever's cuff caught on Dyckman's knuckles and ripped the skin.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughescounterblow had followed blow, swift as the clash of rapiers in a duel of fencers.
The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter MaunderIt now became necessary for the older body to deal a counterblow.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas | W. J. HendersonThe French retaliated with a counterblow that drove the enemy back (p. 293) in disorder.
The orders were to carry the city at all costs, a counterblow to compensate the Germans for their failure to capture Compigne.
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