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单词 coup de main
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coup de main
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n

WORD FAMILY
coup de main: coup de mains, coups de main
USAGE EXAMPLES
Encouraged by their unhoped-for success, they now sailed to Flushing, which was also taken by a coup de main.
Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011)
The garrison of the castle was increased, lest there should be some daring coup de main to deliver him.
Various, The International Monthly, Vol. II,...(2011)
Both were also influenced by the desire to carry the bill promptly by a coup de main, if this were at all possible.
Harding, Ellison, The Woman Who Vowed—The Demetrian(2011)
n an attack without warning
Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper
surprise attack
September 11
the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs
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
dry-gulching
the act of killing from ambush
attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
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