'Countermove' definitions:
Definition of 'countermove'
(from WordNet)
noun
An attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. [syn: counterattack, countermove]
Definition of 'Countermove'
From: GCIDE
- Countermove \Coun`ter*move"\ (koun`t?r-m??v"), v. t. & i. To move in a contrary direction to. [1913 Webster] Countermove
Definition of 'Countermove'
From: GCIDE
- Countermove \Coun"ter*move`\ (-m??v`), n. Countermovement \Coun"ter*move`ment\ (-ment). A movement in opposition to another. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'countermove'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- action,
- ad hoc measure,
- answer,
- artifice,
- contrivance,
- coup,
- course of action,
- demarche,
- device,
- dodge,
- effort,
- expedient,
- gimmick,
- improvisation,
- jury-rig,
- jury-rigged expedient,
- last expedient,
- last resort,
- last shift,
- makeshift,
- maneuver,
- means,
- measure,
- move,
- pis aller,
- resort,
- resource,
- shake-up,
- shift,
- solution,
- step,
- stopgap,
- stratagem,
- stroke,
- stroke of policy,
- tactic,
- temporary expedient,
- trick,
- trump,
- working hypothesis,
- working proposition