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.com
  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: Free Dictionary
  15. coup de_main: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. coup de_main: Dictionary/thesaurus

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)

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

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