Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterretreat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-re-treat
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A military retreat in response to another retreat.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From counter- + retreat.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterretreats (plural)

Questions

What does counterretreat mean?: A military retreat in response to another retreat.
Where does counterretreat come from?: From counter- + retreat.

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