Countershot (Noun)
Meaning
A return shot; a retaliatory shot.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The tennis player's countershot sailed past her opponent's outstretched racket.
- The boxer landed a solid punch, but his opponent quickly fired back with a swift countershot.
- The general ordered his troops to hold their fire and wait for the enemy's countershot.
- The politician's opponents prepared a countershot to her proposal, one that would highlight its flaws.
- The basketball player intercepted the pass and launched a quick countershot that swished through the hoop.