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    COUP DE MAIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An attack without warningplay

    Synonyms:

    coup de main; surprise attack

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("coup de main" is a kind of...):

    attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coup de main"):

    terrorist attack (a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims)

    ambuscade; ambush; lying in wait; trap (the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise)

    pre-emptive strike (a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you)

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