See also: fight back

English edit

Etymology edit

fight +‎ back

Noun edit

fightback (plural fightbacks)

  1. a campaign of resistance; a counterattack
    • 2009 January 25, Bruce Matthews, “Brave Sam Stosur wilts under Elena Dementieva”, in Herald Sun[1]:
      Stosur gave hope of a fightback when she smashed through Dementieva's serve in the first game of the second set.
    • 2011 September 24, Arindam Rej, “Liverpool 2 - 1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC Sport[2]:
      Liverpool resisted a second-half fightback from Wolves to secure a hard-fought victory and end a run of back-to-back Premier League defeats.
    • 2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline[3]:
      A second-half fightback to draw with the USA offered a hope that swiftly evaporated following a gut-wrenching 2-0 loss to Iran only four days later. It meant only the seemingly impossible would be enough for Rob Page's men to extend their World Cup dream.

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