Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterambush

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-am-bush
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ambush set up in response to another ambush.

verb

To set up an ambush in response to another ambush.

Etymology

From counter- + ambush.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

counterambushes (plural) counterambushes (present, singular) counterambushing (participle, present) counterambushed (participle, past) counterambushed (past)

Questions

What does counterambush mean?
An ambush set up in response to another ambush.
Where does counterambush come from?
From counter- + ambush.

How to pronounce counterambush

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