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• Counter-revolution

  [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh n] /ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən/ noun 1. a revolution against a government recently established by a revolution. 2. a political movement that resists revolutionary tendencies. /ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/ noun 1. a revolution opposed to a previous revolution and aimed at reversing its effects n. also counter-revolution, 1791, from counter- + revolution. First recorded in U.S. with […]

• Counterrevolutionary

  [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] /ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i/ adjective 1. characteristic of or resulting from a . 2. opposing a revolution or revolutionary government. noun, plural counterrevolutionaries. 3. Also, counterrevolutionist [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist] /ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃə nɪst/ (Show IPA). a person who advocates or engages in a .

• Counter-revolutionary

  [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] /ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i/ adjective 1. characteristic of or resulting from a . 2. opposing a revolution or revolutionary government. noun, plural counterrevolutionaries. 3. Also, counterrevolutionist [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist] /ˈkaʊn tərˌrɛv əˈlu ʃə nɪst/ (Show IPA). a person who advocates or engages in a . /ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ; -nrɪ/ noun (pl) -aries 1. a person opposed to […]

• Counterrotating

  [koun-ter-roh-tey-ting, koun-] /ˈkaʊn tərˈroʊ teɪ tɪŋ, ˌkaʊn-/ adjective, Machinery. 1. (of two corresponding or similar moving parts) rotating in opposite directions: counterrotating propellers.

• Counterscarp

  [koun-ter-skahrp] /ˈkaʊn tərˌskɑrp/ noun, Fortification. 1. the exterior slope or wall of the ditch of a fort, supporting the covered way. /ˈkaʊntəˌskɑːp/ noun 1. (fortifications) the outer side of the ditch of a fort Compare escarp (sense 1)

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