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pincers movement

pin·cers move·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pin-serz or pin-cherz moov-muh nt]
    • /ˈpɪn sərz or ˈpɪn tʃərz ˈmuv mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pin-serz or pin-cherz moov-muh nt]
    • /ˈpɪn sərz or ˈpɪn tʃərz ˈmuv mənt/

Definitions of pincers movement words

  • noun pincers movement a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement. 1
  • noun pincers movement a military maneuver in which simultaneous flank movements are used to converge upon an enemy force or stronghold and cut it off from support and supplies 0
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Origin of pincers movement

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Pincers movement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pincers movement popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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