Related Words for coup de main

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coup
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Noun, Noun
coup de grâce
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Phrase, Noun
element of surprise
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Phrase, Noun
maneuver
x/x
Noun
commando
x/x
Noun
succour
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Noun
stratagem
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Noun
draught
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Noun
onslaught
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Noun
artifice
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Noun
tactic
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Noun
foray
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Noun
ambush
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Noun
sortie
/x
Noun
sally
/x
Name
breakthrough
/x
Noun
capture
/x
Noun
conquest
/x
Noun
cabal
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Noun
ruse de guerre
/x
Phrase, Noun
escapade
/xx
Noun
guerrilla
x/x
Noun
attack
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Noun
force majeure
/x/
Phrase, Noun
subterfuge
/xx
Noun
forlorn hope
x//
Phrase, Noun
police action
x//x
Phrase, Noun
blitz
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Noun
alarm
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Noun
counterinsurgency
xxx/xx
Noun
surgical strike
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
gauntlet
/x
Noun
salvo
/x
Noun
reply
x/
Noun
force de frappe
/xx
Phrase, Noun
hand grenade
/x/
Phrase, Noun
reconnaissance in force
x/xxx/
Phrase, Noun
revolt
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Noun
pullout
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Noun
clash
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Noun
call to arms
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Phrase, Noun
confrontation
xx/x
Noun
brunt
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Noun
wait
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Verb
attempt
x/
Noun
offense
x/
Noun
deed
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Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
arming
/x
Noun
encounter
x/x
Noun
incursion
x/x
Noun
onset
/x
Noun
fight
/
Noun
guerrilla warfare
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
raid
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Noun
combat
/x
Noun
triumph
/x
Noun
target of opportunity
/x/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
barrage
x/
Noun
assault
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Noun
spearhead
/x
Noun
escalade
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Noun
offensive
x/x
Noun
arsenal
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Noun
invasion
x/x
Noun
drive
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Noun
warfare
/x
Noun
rearguard action
///x
Phrase, Noun
gunfight
/x
Noun
affair
x/
Noun
front
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Noun
siege
/
Noun
hot pursuit
/x/
Phrase, Noun
plot
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Noun
manhunt
/x
Noun
blitzkrieg
/x
Noun
weapon
/x
Noun
diversion
x/x
Noun
depredation
xx/x
Noun
slaughter
/x
Noun
intrigue
x/
Noun
mugging
/x
Noun
menace
/x
Noun
rapine
/x
Noun
assassination
xxx/x
Noun
raiding party
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
sabotage
/xx
Noun
counter
/x
Noun
action
/x
Noun
interdiction
xx/x
Noun
grab
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Noun
advance guard
x//
Phrase, Noun
disarmament
x/xx
Noun
peril
/x
Noun
accursed
x/
Adjective
advance
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
aisle
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Noun
allergy
/xx
Noun
already
x/x
Adverb
apex
/x
Noun
apo
/x
Noun, Adjective
aqueduct
/xx
Noun
arbitrage
/xx
Noun, Verb
arterial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
auxiliary
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
axis
/x
Noun
backbone
/x
Noun
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bang
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Noun, Verb, Adverb
bar
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
big
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
blessed
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Name, Adjective
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
body
/x
Noun, Verb
bolt
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Noun, Verb, Adverb
bonus
/x
Noun, Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
branch
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Noun, Verb
breather
/x
Noun
briny
/x
Adjective, Noun
broad
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Adjective, Noun
bulk
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
bullet
/x
Noun, Verb
bully
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bump
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Noun, Verb
burglar
/x
Noun, Verb
caper
/x
Noun, Verb
cardinal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
center
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
centre
/x
Noun, Verb
chamber
/x
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
cheerless
/x
Adjective
chief
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
chiefly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
cobra
/x
Noun
comeback
/x
Noun, Verb
con
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Noun, Verb
conduit
/xx
Noun
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
conspiracy
x/xx
Noun, Verb
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
corrosion
x/x
Noun
counterrevolution
xxxx/x
Noun
crankshaft
/x
Noun, Verb
crazy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
criteria
x/xx
Noun
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
crucial
/x
Adjective
cult
/
Noun, Adjective
da
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
damn
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Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
dans
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Verb
debacle
x/x
Noun
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
definable
x/xx
Adjective
dependent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
dint
/
Noun, Verb
dis
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Noun, Verb
disaster
x/x
Noun
dish
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Noun, Verb
distinct
x/
Adjective, Verb
divorce
x/
Noun, Verb
dominant
/xx
Adjective, Noun
dragon
/x
Noun
drama
/x
Noun
drink
/
Noun, Verb
drought
/
Noun
du
/
Noun
elongated
x/xx
Adjective
enchanted
x/x
Adjective
enormous
x/x
Adjective
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
error
/x
Noun, Verb
especially
x/x
Adverb
essence
/x
Noun
essential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
event
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Noun, Verb
ex
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
extensive
x/x
Adjective
first
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
flame
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
flick
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Noun, Verb
focal
/x
Adjective, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
fork
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Noun, Verb
foundation
x/x
Noun
frame
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Noun, Verb
frankfort
/x
Name
frigging
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
fund
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Noun, Verb
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
gate
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Noun, Verb
general
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
gentlemen
/xx
Noun
goddam
/x
Noun
grand
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Noun, Adjective
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
gun
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Noun, Verb
hall
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Noun
hand
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Noun, Verb
head
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
header
/x
Noun, Verb
headline
/x
Noun, Verb
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
heist
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Noun, Verb
high
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highlights
/x
Noun
hit
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
home
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Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
host
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Noun, Verb
huge
/
Adjective
identifiable
x/xxxx
Adjective
ignition
x/x
Noun
im
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
important
x/x
Adjective
independent
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
indulgence
x/x
Noun, Verb
indulging
x/x
Noun
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
inlet
/x
Noun, Verb
insurgency
x/xx
Noun
integral
/xx
Adjective, Noun
intense
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Adjective
inter
x/
Name, Verb
job
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Noun, Verb
junta
/x
Noun
key
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
keynote
/x
Noun, Verb
kick
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Verb, Noun
knock
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Verb, Noun
land
/
Noun, Verb
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
largely
/x
Adverb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
lion
/x
Noun, Adjective
lobby
/x
Noun, Verb
lot
/
Noun, Verb
lovely
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
mainline
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mainly
/x
Adverb
mains
/
Noun
mainstay
/x
Noun
mainstream
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
majority
x/xx
Noun
man
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
manifesto
xx/x
Noun, Verb
massive
/x
Adjective, Noun
master
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
maximum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
merits
/x
Noun
minor
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
mistress
/x
Noun, Verb
more
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
mostly
/x
Adverb
move
/
Verb, Noun
mutiny
/xx
Noun, Verb
notable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
number
/x
Noun, Verb