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Coup de main   /ku di meɪn/   Listen
Coup de main

noun
1.
An attack without warning.  Synonym: surprise attack.





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"Coup de main" Quotes from Famous Books



... between the Belgian army of Antwerp and the British force marching on Mons.... He directed her attention to the last communique of the Ministry of War: "La situation n'a jamais ete meilleure. Bruxelles, a l'abri d'un coup de main, est defendue par vingt mille gardes civiques ...
— Mrs. Warren's Daughter - A Story of the Woman's Movement • Sir Harry Johnston


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