ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Countercity

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Countercity is an adjective meaning (military) Targeting a city.

Meaning

(military) Targeting a city.

Example Sentences

A countercity strike would be a direct and intentional attack against noncombatants, representing a violation of noncombatant immunity on a mass scale—this besides the disproportionality of the destruction such a countercity strike would entail.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include counterforce, countercombatant, counterbattery, antitorpedo, antipersonnel, attacking.

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