counteroffensive

A large-scale offensive action undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force.

• 🇵🇹Ação ofensiva em larga escala empreendida por uma força que estava na defensiva para retomar a iniciativa do atacante.

1. Military strategy C1 formal political

   A large-scale offensive operation launched by a defending force to regain the initiative and push back an attacking force.

   • The army launched a massive counteroffensive to retake the lost territory.
   • The general planned a counteroffensive to surprise the enemy forces.
   • The counteroffensive successfully pushed the invaders back across the border.

   🇵🇹Contraofensiva

   Sinônimos: counterattackcounterblowcounterstrikeriposte

• counteroffensives plural form
• counteroffensives' possessive plural form
• counteroffensive's possessive singular form