Definition of coup de main in English:

coup de main

nounPlural coups de mainku də mɛ̃ˌkuː də ˈmãˌko͞o də ˈman

A sudden surprise attack, especially one made by an army during war.
（尤指战争中军队的）突袭；奇击
the bridge was seized by a coup de main
Example sentencesExamples
- This cooperation, called coups de main (literally, ‘strokes of the hand’), was especially crucial in the era before worker's compensation, welfare, social security, and the like.
- The neocons' coup de main was foiled, or at least postponed.
- A small force of his glider troops knocked out the Belgian Eben Emael fortress in a spectacular coup de main in May 1940.
- The German invasion of Crete relied heavily on air power - an aerial bombardment to demoralize the defenders followed up by paratroopers who delivered the coup de main.
- On the other hand there was also a discernible inclination amongst some officers to be associated with a spectacular, war-winning coup de main operation.
- So he is working on expanding his repertoire of moves, trying to find a coup de main.
- The 4th AD pursued German forces into Lorraine, and crossed the Meuse River in a coup de main on 31 August 1944.

Origin

French, literally 'stroke of hand'.

Definition of coup de main in US English:

coup de main

nounˌko͞o də ˈman

A sudden surprise attack, especially one made by an army during war.
（尤指战争中军队的）突袭；奇击
the bridge was seized by a coup de main
Example sentencesExamples
- The German invasion of Crete relied heavily on air power - an aerial bombardment to demoralize the defenders followed up by paratroopers who delivered the coup de main.
- On the other hand there was also a discernible inclination amongst some officers to be associated with a spectacular, war-winning coup de main operation.
- This cooperation, called coups de main (literally, ‘strokes of the hand’), was especially crucial in the era before worker's compensation, welfare, social security, and the like.
- The neocons' coup de main was foiled, or at least postponed.
- The 4th AD pursued German forces into Lorraine, and crossed the Meuse River in a coup de main on 31 August 1944.
- A small force of his glider troops knocked out the Belgian Eben Emael fortress in a spectacular coup de main in May 1940.
- So he is working on expanding his repertoire of moves, trying to find a coup de main.

Origin

French, literally ‘stroke of hand’.

单词	coup de main
释义	Definition of coup de main in English: coup de main nounPlural coups de mainku də mɛ̃ˌkuː də ˈmãˌko͞o də ˈman A sudden surprise attack, especially one made by an army during war. （尤指战争中军队的）突袭；奇击 the bridge was seized by a coup de main Example sentencesExamples This cooperation, called coups de main (literally, ‘strokes of the hand’), was especially crucial in the era before worker's compensation, welfare, social security, and the like. The neocons' coup de main was foiled, or at least postponed. A small force of his glider troops knocked out the Belgian Eben Emael fortress in a spectacular coup de main in May 1940. The German invasion of Crete relied heavily on air power - an aerial bombardment to demoralize the defenders followed up by paratroopers who delivered the coup de main. On the other hand there was also a discernible inclination amongst some officers to be associated with a spectacular, war-winning coup de main operation. So he is working on expanding his repertoire of moves, trying to find a coup de main. The 4th AD pursued German forces into Lorraine, and crossed the Meuse River in a coup de main on 31 August 1944. Origin French, literally 'stroke of hand'. Definition of coup de main in US English: coup de main nounˌko͞o də ˈman A sudden surprise attack, especially one made by an army during war. （尤指战争中军队的）突袭；奇击 the bridge was seized by a coup de main Example sentencesExamples The German invasion of Crete relied heavily on air power - an aerial bombardment to demoralize the defenders followed up by paratroopers who delivered the coup de main. On the other hand there was also a discernible inclination amongst some officers to be associated with a spectacular, war-winning coup de main operation. This cooperation, called coups de main (literally, ‘strokes of the hand’), was especially crucial in the era before worker's compensation, welfare, social security, and the like. The neocons' coup de main was foiled, or at least postponed. The 4th AD pursued German forces into Lorraine, and crossed the Meuse River in a coup de main on 31 August 1944. A small force of his glider troops knocked out the Belgian Eben Emael fortress in a spectacular coup de main in May 1940. So he is working on expanding his repertoire of moves, trying to find a coup de main. Origin French, literally ‘stroke of hand’.
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