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They bumped and slewed as they fell through the gratifyingly thick atmosphere, the four wings taking the buffeting efficiently, the counterdrive howling as it fought to reduce their velocity.
Quozl Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1989
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German-Austrian counterdrive in Italy, October 24 to December 1.
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His tactic has always been either to assault first or make a swift counterdrive.
The War After the War Isaac Frederick Marcosson 1918
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The third part of the defensive prepared by General Joffre was that of a determination to turn the steady retreat into a counterdrive.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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