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Synonyms for counterblow
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : koun-ter-bloh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaʊn tərˌbloʊ |
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Définition of counterblow
- noun retaliation
- 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
Antonyms for counterblow
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