1. past tense of counterfire: to return fire in response to enemy gunfire
Usage: military; transitive or intransitive

Examples

• The soldiers counterfired immediately after the ambush began.
• Our artillery counterfired at the enemy positions across the valley.
• When attacked, the platoon counterfired with precision and discipline.
• The ship counterfired on the hostile vessel that had opened fire first.
• After the initial volley, the regiment counterfired with overwhelming force.