countervalue
Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat,…Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
Origin
From counter- + value. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., records the first use of thFrom counter- + value. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., records the first use of the word in 1660 and the first use in the modern sense in 1965, where it is described as a "euphemism for attacking cities".
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