Coup de main
Coup de main noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: the Continental Army's attack on the British-Hessian encampment at Trenton, New Jersey, ranks as one of the most brilliant coups de main of the war
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Synonyms for Coup de main
Incursion and coup de main are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incursion" instead a noun phrase "Coup de main".
Incursion
Incursion noun - A sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory.
Usage example: there were incursions from the border every summer
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Synonyms for Incursion
Coup de main and incursion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coup de main" instead a noun "Incursion".
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Related pairs
- attack and coup de main
- attack and incursion
- strike and coup de main
- strike and incursion
- charge and coup de main
- charge and incursion
- rush and coup de main
- rush and incursion
- descent and coup de main
- descent and incursion
- offensive and coup de main
- offensive and incursion
- assault and coup de main
- assault and incursion
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Incursion and Coup de main. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coup_de_main/incursion
Coup de main & Incursion. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/coup_de_main/incursion>.
Incursion or Coup de main. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/coup_de_main/incursion.
