Antonyms for counterblow


Grammar : Noun
Spell : koun-ter-bloh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaʊn tərˌbloʊ


Definition of counterblow

  • noun retaliation
Example sentences :
  • It now became necessary for the older body to deal a counterblow.
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson
  • The French retaliated with a counterblow that drove the enemy back (p. 293) in disorder.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) » by Various
  • The orders were to carry the city at all costs, a counterblow to compensate the Germans for their failure to capture Compigne.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) » by Various
  • Counterblow had followed blow, swift as the clash of rapiers in a duel of fencers.
  • Extract from : « The Astronomy of the Bible » by E. Walter Maunder
  • In the counterblow the edge of Cheever's cuff caught on Dyckman's knuckles and ripped the skin.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes

Synonyms for counterblow

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