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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERTHRUST

counterthrust  [ˈkaʊntəˌθrʌst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERTHRUST

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counterthrust is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNTERTHRUST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of counterthrust in the English dictionary

The definition of counterthrust in the dictionary is an opposing or retaliatory thrust, especially in warfare or combat sports.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERTHRUST


antirust
ˌæntɪˈrʌst
antitrust
ˌæntɪˈtrʌst
crust
krʌst
distrust
dɪsˈtrʌst
encrust
ɪnˈkrʌst
entrust
ɪnˈtrʌst
frust
frʌst
incrust
ɪnˈkrʌst
mistrust
ˌmɪsˈtrʌst
out-thrust
ˌaʊtˈθrʌst
overthrust
ˈəʊvəˌθrʌst
piecrust
ˈpaɪkrʌst
rust
rʌst
thrust
θrʌst
trust
trʌst
underthrust
ˈʌndəˌθrʌst
unitrust
ˈjuːnɪˌtrʌst
untrust
ʌnˈtrʌst
upper-crust
ˈʌpəˌkrʌst
upthrust
ˈʌpˌθrʌst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERTHRUST

countersubject
countersue
countersuit
countersunk
countertactic
countertendency
countertenor
counterterror
counterterrorism
counterthreat
countertop
countertrade
countertrend
countertype
countervail
countervailable
countervailing
countervailing duty
counterview
counterviolence

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERTHRUST

abdominal thrust
black rust
blind trust
blister rust
brain trust
brains trust
breach of trust
charitable trust
Civic Trust
closed-end trust
continental crust
cut and thrust
discretionary trust
Historic Places Trust
investment trust
National Trust
squat thrust
stop thrust
unit trust
upper crust

Synonyms and antonyms of counterthrust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «counterthrust» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERTHRUST

Find out the translation of counterthrust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of counterthrust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counterthrust» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反推力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contraempuje
570 millions of speakers

English

counterthrust
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

counterthrust
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

counterthrust
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

counterthrust
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contragolpe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

counterthrust
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

counterthrust
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketenangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gegenstoß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

counterthrust
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

counterthrust
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Counterthrust
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ðồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

counterthrust
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उलथापालथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşı tepki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controspinta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

counterthrust
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

counterthrust
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

counterthrust
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιστηρίξεως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

counterthrust
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

counterthrust
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

counterthrust
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counterthrust

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERTHRUST»

The term «counterthrust» is used very little and occupies the 187.546 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERTHRUST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counterthrust

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERTHRUST»

Discover the use of counterthrust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counterthrust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Command or Control?: Command, Training and Tactics in the ...
This defeat was pardy because the local commander had failed to provide adequate forces for the counterthrust from behind the position and pardy because of overwhelming British material superiority, including mines that obliterated the ...
Dr Martin Samuels, Martin Samuels, 2013
2
Perplexity and Ultimacy: Metaphysical Thoughts from the Middle
We also meet a counterthrust to the apotheosis of thought thinking itself. This counterthrust means: what is other to thought thinking itself has to be rethought, in its resistance to the immanent categories of reason, purely at home with itself.
William Desmond, 1995
3
Tooth And Nail
COUNTERTHRUST. 'Knock. Knock.' Why wouldn't people stop knocking me around even in my dreams? 'Knock. Knock.' The knocking sound grew louder. I didn't want to wake up. 'Thud. Thud.' The soft knocking had turned into door banging.
Mr. Jagdish Jagtap
4
The Pacific Campaign in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to ...
7. THE. COUNTERTHRUST. “. . . and adjacent positions” With the loss of four irreplaceable carriers, Japan concentrated on building “stationary flat-tops,” that is, airfields, to defend its far-flung perimeter. One day a local commander at Tulagi ...
William Bruce Johnson, 2006
5
Council of the Pure: Sentinels of Right
AND. COUNTERTHRUST. The Brood Sentinels were not going to be dealt with easily. They had a mission, and it was going to be completed. The immediate hurdle, though, needed to be dealt with. That hurdle had just gotten a lot higher, with ...
Robert Lee, 2011
6
Wars of Latin America, 1899-1941
Counterthrust. The Bolivian garrison at Linares withdrew north to take up its assigned sector in the fortifications rapidly taking form at Ballivian. Had the Bolivians known early in March that Colonel Rafael Franco was pushing west through the ...
René De La Pedraja, 2006
7
Prefaces and Writing Sampler: And, Three Discourses on ...
In accordance with Hegel's theory of reflection, the reflective movement is an " absolute counterthrust in itself."53 It contains such a counterthrust in itself because it is internally self-transforming. In his attempt to universalize movement to the ...
Robert L. Perkins, 2006
8
Panzers in Normandy
On the basis of this report, I postponed the counterthrust to 2 P.M., which was very much against my wish. Where would the enemy tanks be by then? Shortly before 2 P.M., the 21st Panzer Division reported that Panzer Group Oppeln ( under ...
Samuel W. Mitcham, 2009
9
Cognition: An Introduction to Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit
The latter, which depends on this dualism, suffers, in parodying Fichte's term " thrust" (Anstoss), a "counterthrust" (Gegenstoss). In place of the subjective - predicate approach to knowledge, Hegel stresses the active subject, or "the knowing T ...
Tom Rockmore, 1997
10
Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea, the Naval Battle of ...
When light naval landing forces had been challenged and overwhelmed by the U.S. 1st Marine Division in early August, the Navy had been unable to mount a meaningful counterthrust by land forces. Though surprised and off balance, the ...
Eric Hammel, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERTHRUST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counterthrust is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Suicidal Pilot Who Survived
... from Tokyo to Fukuoka with the same crew and made an irrational right turn after takeoff by switching the right-hand engines to counterthrust. «OZY, Jun 15»
2
Hey, Big Spender
There's no way they're not enjoying the counterthrust: “Now they think he doesn't have enough money,” writes communications director Alex ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
3
A physicians' attack on Dr. Oz explodes into a new controversy
Two prime targets of Oz's counterthrust are likely to be the letter's author, Henry I. Miller, a fellow of Stanford's Hoover Institution; and signatory ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
4
Dear Ben Bernanke: Pace Yourself and Have Fun
The trick is to know when to deliver a counterthrust. Quality is everything. Remember too, blogging is a marathon, not a sprint. You don't want to ... «Bloomberg View, Apr 15»
5
Portland Trail Blazers Week Preview – 3/4
... first-round opponent) will sidestep the thrust, and respond with a counterthrust that vanquishes the Mavs almost before they get started. «GoLocalPDX, Mar 15»
6
Only Russia can halt Ukraine's drift to war
... followed by a fierce Ukrainian counterthrust. Kiev has claimed that 1,000 Russian troops have crossed the border to assist their rebel clients. «Financial Times, Jan 15»
7
Cameron's conference speech gives voice to party optimism
Mr Miliband's counterthrust to Tory hegemony on the economy last week was to try to refocus the debate on the NHS, a political challenge ... «Financial Times, Oct 14»
8
This Week in World War I, August 8-14, 1914
The French counterthrust into Lorraine against the flank of the German army had fizzled out and the French army was back where it had started. «Huffington Post, Aug 14»
9
Major artists' work donated to Stanford's Cantor center
Famous first as a founding contributor to Bay Area Figuration of the 1950s and early '60s - a regional counterthrust against the influence of New ... «SFGate, Jul 14»
10
Book Review: 'Good Hunting' by Jack Devine
... is a microcosm of the secret thrust and counterthrust that defined those years. The son of a blue-collar, Irish-Catholic family from Philadelphia, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Counterthrust [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/counterthrust>. May 2024 ».
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