counter-assault
noun[C]
(alsocounterassault)uk/ˈkaʊn.tər.əˌsɒlt/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.əˌsɑːlt/anattackordeterminedattemptto do something that isreactingto one from someoneelse:
Thesiegeendedwith a counter-assault bycommandos.
Theteambeganthe secondhalfwith astrongcounterassault.
- Commandos of thecrackcounter-assaultteamweregatherednearbyinblackcombatgear.
- Thecampaignwill onlyintensifythe counterassault from thedrugcompanies.
- Several of thehostagesindicatedthey wereplanninga counter-assault.
Responding to an attack
- beat
- beatsomeoneoff
- beatsomeone/somethingback
- capitulate
- counterattack
- countercharge
- fendsomeoneoff
- fight
- fight back
- hold
- parry
- pull back
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- retreat
- seesomeoneoff
- stand
- strike
- withdrawal