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vasturünnak

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

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hrl relvastatud kallatungile või pealetungile vastuseks antav rünnak, et taastada varasem olukord või hävitada vastane

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  • Serbia patrull tappis vasturünnakus 24 albaanlast.
1.1
(spordis:) värava, korvi, punkti saavutamiseks peale tungimine vastusena vastase rünnakule
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  • Toomas viis Levadia vasturünnakul juhtima.

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Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

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Domain Land Forces -> General
vasturünnak preferred
counter-attack preferred
counterattack admitted
contre-attaque preferred
  • rünnak, milles kaitses olev üksus ründab ründavat vaenlast, et takistada vaenlasel saavutamast rünnaku eesmärki
  • attack by a part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes as regaining ground lost or cutting off or destroying enemy advance units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of his purpose in attacking
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  • Kaitses sooritatakse vasturünnakut lahingupositsioonide taastamiseks või piiritletud eesmärkide saavutamiseks.
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  • In sustained defensive operations, it is undertaken to restore the battle position and is directed at limited objectives.
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vasturünnak preferred
counter-attack preferred
counterattack admitted
contre-attaque preferred

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Inflection Type 2

vasturünnak vasturünnakud
vasturünnaku vasturünnakute
vasturünnakut vasturünnakuid

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