counter-invasion
noun[C]
(alsocounterinvasion)uk/ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/us/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/anoccasionwhen anarmyorcountryinvades(=entersandtakescontrolbyforce)anothercountrythat it haspreviouslybeen byinvadedby:
Peasantsloyalto thekingthencommandeda counter-invasion.
theimageryofinvasionand counterinvasion
- Britainorganizeda counter-invasion of Asante inFebruary1874.
- Thefearof counter-invasion ofChristianterritorywasfannedby hiscomments.
- Expecting a counter-invasion, theyretreatedtofortifiedpositionsin themountains.
- For threemonths, theytrainedintensivelyfor the counter-invasion.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- interdiction
- kamikaze
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- reducer
- relieve