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force de frappe

force de frappe noun: the French nuclear deterrence force developed by Charles de Gaulle.

Noun

force de frappe (uncountable)

  1. The French nuclear deterrence force developed by Charles de Gaulle.

Origin of force de frappe

From French, literally, “striking force”.

Questions about force de frappe

What does force de frappe mean?
Force de frappe means the French nuclear deterrence force developed by Charles de Gaulle.
What part of speech is force de frappe?
Force de frappe is a noun.

Words near force de frappe in the dictionary

  1. forcasten
  2. forcasting
  3. forcasts
  4. forcause
  5. force
  6. force de frappe
  7. force diagram
  8. force diagrams
  9. force down someone's throat
  10. force fed
  11. force feed

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