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coups de force

coups de force is the plural of coup de force.

Meaning of coup de force

Noun

coup de force (plural coups de force)

  1. A sudden, violent act.
    • On 26 August 1718, in a remarkable coup de force, Orléans crushed the political audacity and embryonic constitutional pretensions of the Parlement.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 46

Questions about coups de force

What is coups de force the plural of?
Coups de force is the plural of coup de force.

Words near coups de force in the dictionary

  1. coupons
  2. coups
  3. coups d'etat
  4. coups d'oeil
  5. coups d'état
  6. coups de force
  7. coups de foudre
  8. coups de grace
  9. coups de grâce
  10. coups de maitre
  11. coups de théâtre

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