counteroffensive

Etymology

counter- + offensive

noun

  1. US spelling of counter-offensive
    As the war slogs on, a growing flow of Western weapons over the summer is now playing a key role in the counteroffensive, helping Ukraine significantly boost its precision strike capability. Since the counteroffensive began, Ukraine said, its forces have reclaimed more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region. September 11, 2022, Yuras Karmanau, “Ukraine pushes major counteroffensive as war marks 200 days”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2022-09-11

adj

  1. US spelling of counter-offensive

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