countermove

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Italic *-teros

Proto-Italic *komterosder.

Proto-Italic *komterād

Latin contrāder.

Old French contre-

Anglo-Norman countre-bor.

Middle English counter-

English counter-

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti

Proto-Italic *moweō

Latin movēre

Old Northern French moverbor.

Middle English moven

English move

English countermove

From counter- + move.

Noun

countermove (plural countermoves)

1. A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.

   move and countermove

   • 1983, Michael Skinner, USAFE, a primer of modern air combat in Europe, page 69:

     There are countermeasures to deceptive jamming, too, just as there are ECCCM to ECCM, all the way to infinity. It’s a giant chess game out there, moves to countermoves, and it never stops.

   • 1997, Walter J. Ciszek, With God in Russia‎^[1], →ISBN, page 157:

     When you're ready, just call out the position of the pieces and I'll give you a countermove.

Translations

move in opposition or response

• Finnish: vastaliike
• Swedish: motdrag (sv) n

Verb

countermove (third-person singular simple present countermoves, present participle countermoving, simple past and past participle countermoved)

1. To move in opposition or in retaliation.

Translations

to move in opposition or in retaliation