fightback

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See also: fight back

English

Etymology

fight +‎ back

Noun

fightback (plural fightbacks)

  1. a campaign of resistance; a counterattack
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    • 2011 September 24, Arindam Rej, “Liverpool 2 - 1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      Liverpool resisted a second-half fightback from Wolves to secure a hard-fought victory and end a run of back-to-back Premier League defeats.