Meaning of counter password | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“The men, unsmiling, shook hands and introduced themselves. Within minutes a third man came. With a wiry build and saturnine face, he appeared to be younger than forty, too. The password and counter password were given.”

“As time progressed, challenging and responding with the counter password was used very little.”

“Suddenly, one of the cadre appeared from out of the darkness. "Hello, soldier", he said. "Do you have a light?” “Sure,” Jack replied, digging into his pocket for a book of matches. “Soldier! You are dead!” exclaimed the cadre. Jack had failed to challenge the infiltrator. The password was “Bronx”, the counter password was “Bombers”.”

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