counterthrust
- a word derived from thrust.
Example Sentences
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Four days later, Patton wheeled his 3rd Army a sharp 90 degrees in a counterthrust movement and entered Bastogne and relieved the defenders.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2019
When Lee, after regrouping, pointed his troops northward through the green springtime of early June, Hooker rashly proposed a counterthrust to the south.
From Time • Jul. 2, 2013
The problem, Begin concluded, was that given the state of tension, a small-scale Israeli action would lead to a sharp counterthrust by the P.L.O. and then to a full-scale assault on Lebanon by Israeli forces.
From Time Magazine Archive
Obviously, an important question raised during the week of thrust and counterthrust was that of security against future Viet Cong attacks.
From Time Magazine Archive
The American counterthrust hurled them back; the troops not only drove them across no-man's-land, but followed them into their own second line and made a haul of prisoners.
