Meaning of counterretreat | Babel Free
Definitions
A military retreat in response to another retreat.
rare
Examples
“DESTROYED BRIDGE over a gully had been left intact through every previous retreat and counterretreat by both sides.”
“[…] charges and countercharges, retreats and counterretreats, attackin' and fallin' back.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.