force de frappen.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːs də ˈfrap/, U.S.

/ˌfɔrs də ˈfrɑp/

Etymology: French, lit. ‘striking force’.

A striking force; spec. the French independent nuclear striking force. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for attack > nuclear

strike force1961

force de frappe1962

1962 Observer 6 May 10/2 Britain has had her ‘independent deterrent’ for several years, and General de Gaulle is now trying to give France her own ‘force de frappe’.

1962 Spectator 31 Aug. 294 Useless objects of conspicuous consumption like steel mills in underdeveloped countries or forces de frappe elsewhere.

1965 A. Werth De Gaulle x. 344 De Gaulle continued to look upon his force de frappe as absolutely essential to France's independence and her status as a great power.

1968 S. Serfaty France, de Gaulle & Europe vi. 119 While the left is staunchly against the force de frappe, judged ‘inefficient, ruinous and dangerous’, it remains nonetheless true that the French atomic forces originated during leftist governments.

1968 Listener 4 July 2/1 Their leaders were evidently trained and equipped as a force de frappe, and acted in accordance with the precepts of Debray's guerrilla manual.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	force de frappe
释义	force de frappen. Brit. /ˌfɔːs də ˈfrap/, U.S. /ˌfɔrs də ˈfrɑp/ Etymology: French, lit. ‘striking force’. A striking force; spec. the French independent nuclear striking force. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for attack > nuclear strike force1961 force de frappe1962 1962 Observer 6 May 10/2 Britain has had her ‘independent deterrent’ for several years, and General de Gaulle is now trying to give France her own ‘force de frappe’. 1962 Spectator 31 Aug. 294 Useless objects of conspicuous consumption like steel mills in underdeveloped countries or forces de frappe elsewhere. 1965 A. Werth De Gaulle x. 344 De Gaulle continued to look upon his force de frappe as absolutely essential to France's independence and her status as a great power. 1968 S. Serfaty France, de Gaulle & Europe vi. 119 While the left is staunchly against the force de frappe, judged ‘inefficient, ruinous and dangerous’, it remains nonetheless true that the French atomic forces originated during leftist governments. 1968 Listener 4 July 2/1 Their leaders were evidently trained and equipped as a force de frappe, and acted in accordance with the precepts of Debray's guerrilla manual. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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