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countermeasure

American  
[koun-ter-mezh-er] / ˈkaʊn tərˌmɛʒ ər /

noun

  1. an opposing, offsetting, or retaliatory measure.


countermeasure British  
/ ˈkaʊntəˌmɛʒə /

noun

  1. action taken to oppose, neutralize, or retaliate against some other action

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Etymology

Origin of countermeasure

First recorded in 1920–25; counter- + measure

Example Sentences

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The U.S. has had a year to fine-tune its targeting plans and selected countermeasures for the exact radars Iran uses.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said Beijing was monitoring how the U.S. proceeds and would decide, based on the situation, whether to adjust its own countermeasures.

From Barron's

For 15 hair-raising minutes, the pilots struggled to evade a half-dozen surface-to-air missiles, spraying countermeasures and executing a series of high-G maneuvers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The commander of the navy's mine countermeasures group – a wry, sharp-eyed young man who goes by the callsign Fox – estimates the number of sea mines is in the thousands.

From BBC

In response, European officials are weighing up several countermeasures, including possible retaliatory tariffs on $108 billion worth of American exports.

From Barron's