coupe-gorge

noun

Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.

OriginFrench coupe-gorge →
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Meanings

nouncoupe-gorge (plural coupe-gorges)

plural coupe-gorges

  1. governmentAny position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.

Origin

  1. Frenchcoupe-gorge
  2. Englishcoupe-gorge

Borrowed from French coupe-gorge (literally “cut-throat”).

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APA

coupe-gorge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coupe-gorge

MLA

“coupe-gorge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coupe-gorge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coupe-gorge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coupe-gorge.

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