counter-attack

language: de

definitions

  1. noun
    An attack launched in response to an attack by an opponent, typically intended to regain the initiative or exploit a vulnerability created by the initial assault.
    de: Gegenangriff
  2. verb
    To launch an attack in response to an attack by an opponent; to retaliate or strike back against an opposing force or argument.
    de: Gegenangriff starten

examples

  1. The team launched a swift counter-attack that caught the defense completely off guard.

    Das Team startete einen schnellen Gegenangriff, der die Verteidigung völlig überraschte.

  2. After absorbing the initial barrage, the army prepared to counter-attack at dawn.

    Nachdem sie das anfängliche Trommelfeuer abgewehrt hatten, bereitete sich die Armee darauf vor, im Morgengrauen zu kontern.