Countercommand
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Countercommand is a noun meaning A command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand.
Meaning
A command that cancels or reverses a previous command; a countermand.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To countermand (a previous command).
- (transitive) To countermand (a person or group).
Example Sentences
Someone else had given a countercommand — the Spanish soldiers were in riotous retreat! Don Carlos was engulfed by the screaming swirl of the Moorish horsemen.
Word Forms
- countercommands
- countercommanding
- countercommanded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include countermander, counterstep, counteract, counterspell, counterstrategy, undo.
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