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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
Merriam Webster's
noun Date: 1909 a large-scale military offensive undertaken by a force previously on the defensive
U.S. Military Dictionary
A large scale offensive undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from the attacking force. See also counterattack.
