English Explanatory Dictionary

coupe-gorge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

coupe-gorge coupe-gorges

Etymology

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

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