Usually means: Sudden, decisive action to seize.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word Coup De Main:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. coup de main: Merriam-Webster
  2. coup de main: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. coup de main: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. coup de main: Collins English Dictionary
  5. coup de main: Vocabulary.com
  6. coup de main: Wordnik
  7. coup de main: Wiktionary
  8. coup de main: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. Coup de main, coup de main: Dictionary.com
  10. Coup-de-main, Coup de main: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. coup de main: Rhymezone
  12. coup (m) de main: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. Coup de Main: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  14. coup de main: FreeDictionary.org
  15. coup de main: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. coup de main: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Coup de main (cajun): Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. coup de main: Wordcraft Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms (No longer online)

(Note: See coup_de_mains as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (coup de main)

noun:  A sudden development or action to surprise an enemy.

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