counterdeployment
noun
coun·ter·de·ploy·ment
ˌkau̇n-tər-di-ˈplȯi-mənt 
variants
or counter-deployment
plural counterdeployments or counter-deployments
: the act or an instance of deploying something or someone in response to a deployment by another group
Five days of Iraqi deployments and U.S. counterdeployments around Kuwait's northern border …—
The New York Times
The New York Times… after so much anxious manoeuvring, threat and counter-threat, troop deployment and counter-deployment …—David Fraser
David FraserIt would suggest that the other side was about to launch the weapons, thus provoking rapid counter-deployment and, worse, pre-emptive firing.—Josef Joffe
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“Counterdeployment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterdeployment. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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