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coupe-gorge

coupe-gorge noun: any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.

Noun

coupe-gorge (plural coupe-gorges)

  1. Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.

Forms of coupe-gorge

pluralcoupe-gorges

Origin of coupe-gorge

Borrowed from French coupe-gorge (literally “cut-throat”).

Questions about coupe-gorge

What does coupe-gorge mean?
Coupe-gorge means any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.
What part of speech is coupe-gorge?
Coupe-gorge is a noun.
What is the plural of coupe-gorge?
The plural of coupe-gorge is coupe-gorges.

Words near coupe-gorge in the dictionary

  1. coupage
  2. Coupar Angus
  3. coupe
  4. coupe utilities
  5. coupe utility
  6. coupe-gorge
  7. coupe-gorges
  8. couped
  9. coupee
  10. coupees
  11. coupelike

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