coup d'arret

noun

A counter-attack that attempts to take advantage of an uncertain attack

Similar
stopstop hitstop-in-timestop thrust
OriginFrench coup d'arrêt →
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Meanings

nouncoup d'arret (plural coups d'arret)

plural coups d'arret

  1. fencingA counter-attack that attempts to take advantage of an uncertain attack

    Synonyms: stop, stop hit, stop-in-time, stop thrust

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA counter-attack that attempts to take advantage of an uncertain attack

Similar
stopstop hitstop-in-timestop thrust

Origin

  1. Frenchcoup d'arrêt
  2. Frenchcoup d'arrêt
  3. Englishcoup d'arret

Borrowed from French coup d'arrêt.

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