noun
- Plural of counterraid; military or defensive attacks launched in response to enemy raids.
Usage: military context
verb
- Third-person singular present tense of counterraid; to launch a defensive or retaliatory raid in response to an enemy attack.
Usage: military context
Examples
- The military planned several counterraids to disrupt enemy supply lines.
- The commander counterraids the opposing forces after their initial assault.
- Historical records show that counterraids were common during the border conflicts.
- The unit counterraids enemy positions to prevent further incursions.
- Strategic counterraids helped turn the tide of the campaign.
- They executed swift counterraids against the raiders' base camps.