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coup de main::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | surprise attack |
| Type of | onslaught, attack, onrush, onset |
| Has types | terrorist attack, ambuscade, trap, ambush, lying in wait, pre-emptive strike |
Examples of coup de main
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The French press unanimously applauded Pompidou's devastating coup de main.
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The next morning, under cover of fog, he seized the city in a coup de main.
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The British decided to storm the fort outright in a coup de main, walls unbreached, during a night attack.
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Encouraged by this surprising success, they now sailed to Flushing, which was also taken by a coup de main.
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Vichy military authorities lived in fear of a coup de main organised by the British or by the Free French.
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Its power was further curtailed in 382 BC, when a Spartan force occupied the citadel by a treacherous coup-de-main.
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A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that cannot be easily taken by a coup de main and refuses to surrender.
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Longstreet believed he could assemble a storming party, undetected at night, below the fortifications and overwhelm Fort Sanders by a coup de main before dawn.
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A fundamental decision was whether to create small Airborne units to be used in coup-de-main type operations, or to organize entire Airborne Divisions for larger operations.
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