English Explanatory Dictionary

pincer attack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An attack in which two or more forces attack from multiple sides at once.
  2. A set of simultaneous attacks against the flanks of an enemy salient in order to cut off and trap the enemy in an encirclement.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pincer attack.wav

Word forms

pincer attack pincer attacks

Translations

Bulgarian: кле́щи Chinese: 雙頭夾 /双头夹 Chinese Mandarin: 夾攻 /夹攻 Chinese Mandarin: 夾擊 /夹击 Czech: sevření do kleští Danish: knibtangsmanøvre Dutch: tangbeweging Finnish: pihtiliike French: mouvement en tenaille Irish: gluaiseacht phionsúir Irish: pionsúrghluaiseacht Japanese: 挟み撃ち Japanese: 挟撃 Korean: 협격 Korean: 협공 Persian: حملهٔ گازانبری Polish: manewr okrążający Russian: взять в клещи Serbo-Croatian: obuhvatni napad Spanish: movimiento de pinza Spanish: movimiento de doble embolsamiento Swedish: kniptångsmanöver
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