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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) A military retreat in response to another retreat..
DESTROYED BRIDGE over a gully had been left intact through every previous retreat and counterretreat by both sides.
[…] charges and countercharges, retreats and counterretreats, attackin' and fallin' back.
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Counterretreat means (rare) A military retreat in response to another retreat..
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DESTROYED BRIDGE over a gully had been left intact through every previous retreat and counterretreat by both sides.
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